A Falls Township man will serve many years in state prison for repeatedly raping a girl.
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Cory Hegelein, 33, of the Morrisville section of Falls Township, was sentenced last Wednesday by Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge Gary Gilman sentenced Hegelein to 18 to 40 years in state prison with a consecutive term of 10 years of probation. The judge also ordered that Hegelein undergo sex offender treatment, mental health treatment, and have no contact with the victim or her family.
At the sentencing at the Justice Center, the girl and her family provided victims impact statements.
The girl, who is now 12, had her statement read by a victim advocate.
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The girl said she wanted to see Hegelein go to prison for the maximum sentence allowed by law, “so he can’t hurt anyone else.”
Deputy District Attorney Jovin Jose requested a long prison sentence, calling Hegelein “a danger to the community.”
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The crimes happened in Falls Township, according to a police investigation.
The 33-year-old man was found guilty after a week-long trial in June of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault on a person less than 13 years old, indecent assault on a person less than 13 years of age, and corruption of minors.
Prosecutors said the girl testified during the trial about multiple times that Hegelein, stating that the assaults began when she was only 8 years old.
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