HONESDALE, PA — Jimmy Rife, age 49, of Honesdale Borough, was sentenced to up to 20 years in a state prison after pleading guilty in August to one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a first degree felony and one count of corruption of a minor related to sexual offenses, a third degree felony.

Rife was also found to be a violent sexual predator by President Judge Raymond L. Hamill and ordered to pay restitution up to $5,000 in counseling for the victim. The crime involved a 13-year-old female victim. The series of attacks occurred over a seven-month period from April to October in 2015.

District Attorney Janine Edwards said, “The sentence Mr. Rife received is a strong statement by this court that sexual crimes against children will not go without severe punishment. The hard work of ADA Deborah Rothenberg, Wayne County Children and Youth Services and the Honesdale Borough Police Department led to this matter being investigated swiftly and moved through the criminal system quickly to spare the young female victim further trauma.”