Birch Bay man charged with child rape while in prison for child porn, messaging minors

A 34-year-old Birch Bay man who is incarcerated for child pornography and sending sexually explicit messages to minors has now been charged on suspicion of raping a child in Everson over a decade ago.

Troy Allan Pike pleaded guilty in Whatcom County Superior Court last March for using Instagram to send sexually explicit images and messages to minors in Louisiana in 2018 as well as having child pornography on his phone. 

Pike was sentenced in July to 4.5-years at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell for two counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes and one count of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He was also required to serve three years of probation and register as a sex offender, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records. 

Upon learning of Pike’s conviction, a woman contacted Everson Police Department last August and said Pike, who was known to her family, assaulted her in 2005 or 2006. The woman, who was about 10 or 11 years old at the time, told police she was asleep in her bedroom when Pike, who was then about 16 or 17 years old, assaulted her, according to Whatcom County Sheriff Office’s declaration in support of arrest. An unidentified person watched the assault, according to the police report. 

In early January, the Whatcom County Prosecutor’s Office determined probable cause existed to file charges for first-degree child rape, which holds a maximum penalty of life in prison and/or $50,000. Pike was extradited from Connell to Whatcom County on March 7. His arraignment hearing is scheduled Friday, March 17.

If you or someone you know is affected by domestic or sexual violence, the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS) 24-hour hotline is available at 360/715-1563 or 877/715-1563. Brigid Collins Family Support Center, a Bellingham-based nonprofit working to end child abuse, can be reached at 360/734-4616 and brigidcollins.org. Lummi Victims of Crime has a 24-hour helpline at 360/312-2015. The National Domestic Violence Helpline operates a chat line at thehotline.org/help.