Credit: Tom Sofield/LevitownNow.com
A former Falls Township youth sports officials plead guilty to raping a girl over the course of about two years.
Keith Peschen, 37, of Levittown pleaded guilty this week to charges including rape of a child, indecent assault on a victim under 13 and unlawful contact with a minor. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Judge Wallace Bateman has deferred sentence for 90 days for completion of a sex offender assessment.
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The girl, now 17-years-old, first reported the childhood rapes in the summer; Falls police and the Bucks County Detectives launched an investigation.
Peschen allegedly raped the girl at least twice when she slept over following times the girl would come over to either play with his kids or babysit while Peschen and his wife would go out. The 37-year-old would also give the girl rides and often have her perform sex acts on him in local parking lots, police said.
County detectives were able to record a conversation Peschen had in late October when the girl called to confront him about the reported rapes, police said. On calls Peschen apologized and admitted to raping the girl, court papers say.
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In speaking with detectives, Peschen admitted to raping the girl one night when she stayed over, according to court papers.
According to authorities, the girl said Peschen helped fill the void of her absent father and they would often talk. The talks progressed to text messages asking if the girl needed rides or had boyfriends at school, police said.
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The girl was a cheerleader for the Levittown Loins. Peschen was a coach at the organization before becoming president, police said.
Officials said the girl came forward after be nudged to do so by her current boyfriend.
