Gregory “Randy” Dill Sr., 57, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 20 to 40 months in state prison after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman. He must also register as a sex offender for life under Megan's Law and serve two years of consecutive probation after his prison term. Dill had no prior contacts with the law.
Common Pleas Court Judge Deborah Krull handed down the sentence after a jury convicted Dill in July of aggravated indecent assault without consent and indecent assault without consent, while acquitting him of witness intimidation, according to Delco Times. Assistant District Attorney Meghan Rafter told the court that on March 29, 2025, Dill encouraged the intoxicated victim to drink more alcohol at a sporting event, then touched her leg on the ride home and digitally penetrated her. The victim said she was frozen during the unwanted touching, and Rafter said Dill later told another person that “she wanted it.”
Rafter, who serves in the Special Victims Unit of the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, described the assault's toll on the victim in graphic terms during sentencing. A witness said the young woman experienced severe physical, emotional and mental pain, and the victim herself said she may never fully trust anyone again and is now frightened to sleep because of nightmares. She underwent a six-hour physical examination that found bruising on her thighs, per Rafter's account, and the attack has cost her sleep, trust, and participation in activities she once valued.
Prosecution Pushed for Years, Defense Pushed for Home Monitoring
Rafter asked Krull to impose a sentence of 3 to 6 years, arguing that Dill had not taken responsibility for his conduct or sought treatment, which she said hampered any path toward rehabilitation. Krull imposed a shorter term than Rafter requested.
Defense attorney Daniel McGarrigle called the incident a “complete aberration” for Dill and asked the judge to continue his electronic home monitoring or impose a county sentence rather than send him to state prison. McGarrigle said Dill would not speak at sentencing on counsel's advice because post-conviction motions may follow. Defense witnesses spoke about Dill's character and described his volunteer work with the YMCA and 38 years at the same company.
Judge Cites Low Reoffense Risk but Lasting Harm
Krull cited Dill's lack of a criminal record and decades of steady employment, and said she considered him unlikely to reoffend. She also weighed the continuing harm described by the victim. The resulting 20-to-40-month term was a prison sentence, but shorter than the prosecution's request of three to six years.
Pennsylvania law shaped the contours of that sentence. The state's indeterminate sentencing system under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9756 bars judges from setting a minimum term that exceeds half the maximum, which is why Krull's order reads as 20 to 40 months rather than a flat term, according to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. Because that maximum exceeds two years, state law under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762 required Dill to be committed to the Department of Corrections rather than county jail, per the Lycoming Law Association, foreclosing McGarrigle's request for home monitoring in lieu of prison.
Lifetime Registration Follows Predatory Finding
Pennsylvania's Sexual Offenders Assessment Board found that Dill's behavior was predatory, though the board did not classify him as a sexually violent predator. Aggravated indecent assault without consent is a Tier III offense under the state's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, meaning lifetime registration was mandatory regardless of Dill's clean record, according to The McShane Firm. Dill will be subject to lifetime registration.
Krull also ordered Dill to submit a DNA sample to state police and barred any contact with the victim. He is not eligible for early release, though he will receive credit for time already served, including the period he spent on home monitoring. Dill was expected to turn himself in to begin his sentence on Monday, October 19.
Support for Sexual-Assault Survivors
For local support, the Delaware County Victim Assistance Center says it has served survivors of sexual assault and other crimes since 1974 and operates a 24-hour hotline at 610.566.4342. The information cited here does not specify whether forensic exams are available or describe confidentiality terms.
The case involved a sexual-assault prosecution in Delaware County's Common Pleas Court. Rafter also prosecuted an Upper Darby man convicted of rape after a jury deliberated for under three hours earlier that same month.
