Andrew Selby Convicted Of Raping Three Girls In Lancaster
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday, June 26, that a former city police officer was found guilty by a Lancaster jury of raping and sexually assaulting three minor girls decades ago.
Selby, Andrew Scott
Lancaster resident Andrew Scott Selby, 55, was convicted of:
- Felony Rape Forcible Compulsion.
- Felony Rape Of A Person Less Than 13.
- Three Counts Felony Sexual Assault.
- Felony Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse With A Person Less Than 13.
- Felony Statutory Sexual Assault.
According to authorities, Selby targeted the victims, who were 11, 13, and 16 years old at the time of the offenses in the mid-to-late 1990s, using his job as a Lancaster City police officer. After a three-day trial and four and a half hours of jury deliberation, he was found guilty.
After the verdict, Selby’s bail was set at $1.5 million. The trial was presided over by Senior Judge William P. Mahon, who will sentence him later.
**WARNING: THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE**
He Was A Cop. He Had A Gun.
According to one victim’s testimony, Selby raped her at his house in December 1997, just a few days after he was tasked with looking into a prior rape she had reported. He worked as a police officer. She informed the court that he was armed. It was an extremely terrifying event.
A third victim said that Selby forced himself on her at the age of 15 using a plastic sandwich bag as a makeshift condom, while another survivor claimed that Selby started a sexual relationship with her when she was only 11 years old.
Jurors were informed by Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Lapp that Selby had a shared strategy to win people’s trust in his law enforcement work before abusing that trust to gratify his erotic fantasies.
Three Survivors. No Connection. Same Story.
The District Attorney’s Office stated that although none of the victims knew one another, they all shared detailed information about Selby’s house and car that they could not have learned without being there. One woman remembered Selby’s exact physical characteristics without a shirt.
**NOTE: THE ABOVE IS UNCOMFORTABLE**
When one of the victims called Lancaster police in early 2024 to inquire about the specifics of her first 1997 case, which Selby had handled, the investigation got underway. Detective Sergeant Jessica Higgins filed charges and conducted more interviews as a result.
District Attorney Heather Adams attributed the verdict to the tenacity of the prosecution team and the bravery of the survivors.
In a statement, Adams expressed his hope that the verdict will bring peace to all the victims and help them all on their journey to recovery.
