Accused Child Rapist At-Large In Central PA: Police

A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Harrisburg City police are searching for...

October 20, 2022
2:04 AM

A man accused of raping a child is at-large in central Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Harrisburg City police are searching for Vernon Odean Moody, 58, of Harrisburg, who raped and sexually assaulted a child during "interactions" between 2015 and 2016, the department alleges. He was charged Monday with rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor, photographing or videotaping sexual acts of a child, and four related offenses, according to the release.Moody has been known to frequent downtown Harrisburg and could be in the area, police explained in the release.