A Penndel man accused of forcing a 13-year-old girl to have sex with him inside her Middletown home was in court last week.
Joseph Mortimer, 18, had charges of rape and aggravated indecent assault nolle prossed, which is a legal term meaning charges will not be sought further by prosecutors. However, he did plead guilty to charges of statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 years old and indecent assault as part of a negotiated deal, according to county records.
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According to an affidavit of probable cause, Mortimer forced himself on the the 13-year-old girl after she invited him over to help her take down Christmas decorations with her family in January.
Mortimer attempted to have her perform oral sex on him but she resisted after he knocked her onto a bed. Moments later, he began performing unwanted oral sex on the girl, according to police. Court papers say, that led to the suspect to having sex with the girl while holding her hands behind her back.
Mortimer, who met the girl through an acquaintance and told her he was 16, is accused of raping the girl while she was kicking “a little bit” and crying, police said in court papers.
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After the rape was over, Mortimer told the girl’s sister he had sex with her and then left the house, according to court documents.
Mortimer has been previously arrested for crimes in Middletown and another incident in Penndel while he was a minor. He has previously been in juvenile detention and was taking part in programs from the state Youth Services Agency at the time of his arrest.
County Judge Jeffrey Finley ordered Mortimer’s sentence be deferred until be can undergo a Sexual Offenders Assessment Board review and meet other conditions.
