HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Timothy Andrekovich, the former head varsity wrestling coach of Bellwood Antis School District, has been sentenced to 3 to 23 months in prison for his role in failing to adequately protect students during a sexual assault investigation involving the junior high wrestling coach.
Andrekovich, 59, was previously convicted at trial of felony endangering the welfare of a child.
Andrekovich had oversight of the district’s wrestling program when he became aware of a sexual abuse investigation involving the junior high wrestling coach, Ryan Blazier. Instead of carrying out a “safety plan,” Andrekovich allowed Blazier to have unsupervised access to students.
“This defendant had a responsibility to protect his students that he failed to live up to,” Attorney General Sunday said. “He betrayed those students with a lack of action that directly led to sexual abuse of one of them. This sentence sends a message that authority figures in our schools must perform their duty of care. The Office of Attorney General will continue to hold accountable those who fail to protect our children. ”
Blazier, the district’s junior high wrestling coach, was under investigation for child sexual abuse allegations in December 2019, but was allowed to remain as a coach under a “safety plan.” At trial, the Office of Attorney General presented evidence that Andrekovich failed to adequately carry out the safety plan, allowing Blazier to have continued unsupervised access to students.
Blazier was convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to decades in prison in June 2023.
This case was prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Julia van Leeuwen and Senior Deputy Attorney General Lauren Eichelberger of the Criminal Prosecutions Section.
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