Tim whicher

John Timothy Whicher, 63, was sentenced Monday in the U. District Court in Tacoma to 8. District Court. Whicher pleaded guilty in February to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. At the sentencing hearing, U. District Judge Benjamin H. Said U. Law enforcement both here and in Canada worked collaboratively seeking justice in this case. When the child returned from the trip, he disclosed the sexual molestation to his mother, saying Whicher told him to keep it a secret, the release said.

Port Townsend police contacted authorities in Canada. Federal prosecutors learned of the offense when Canada filed to extradite Whicher to face charges and forwarded the request to the U.

Assistant U. Whicher will be required to register as a sex offender following his release from prison. According to records filed in the case and the plea agreement, in August , Whicher took the 6-year-old child to Canada to stay at a family cabin in Ontario. When the child returned from the trip, the child disclosed to a parent the sexual molestation, saying Whicher said to keep it a secret. The parent confronted Whicher and reported the conduct to the Port Townsend Police. Port Townsend Police contacted authorities in Canada.

When Canada filed to extradite Whicher to face charges and forwarded the request to the U. Assistant United States Attorneys worked with local and Canadian law enforcement to bring appropriate charges in the Western District of Washington.

Canadian law enforcement provided critical assistance. You are here U. Attorneys » Western District of Washington » News. Department of Justice. Monday, October 25,