Man Charged With Raping 15-Year-Old Girl​ In Bucks County

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A 32-year-old Bucks County man has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown Borough earlier this year.

Miguel Angel Sanchez, of Sellersville, faces numerous counts of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking in individuals, and related crimes.

Sanchez was arraigned Nov. 3 by Magisterial District Judge Lisa J. Gaier. Considering him a flight risk and a danger to the community, the judge sent him to the Bucks County Correctional Facility without bail.

At the time of the offense in Quakertown, Sanchez was out on bail in Montgomery County for charges that include an indecent assault.

Sanchez waived his preliminary hearing on the Bucks County case on Nov. 16 and is awaiting his formal arraignment scheduled for Friday, Dec. 15.

Sanchez was arrested following an investigation by the Quakertown Borough Police Department.

On Oct. 24, Quakertown police took a report of a rape that happened the night before in the parking lot of a grocery store on W. Broad Street. The victim, a 15-year-old girl, told police a man, later identified as Sanchez, raped her inside his vehicle, which she described as a white, four-door vehicle.

Quakertown police were able to review surveillance videos from the area and observed a white sedan in the parking lot at the time of the rape. The vehicle was linked to Sanchez and his driver’s license photo matched a photo found on the victim’s phone.

The victim told police she met Sanchez on one prior occasion and they had exchanged contact information through Snapchat. During Snapchat conversations, Sanchez would ask the victim for videos of her nude and/or performing sex acts in exchange for money. Sanchez also communicated with one of the victim’s friends, a 16-year-old girl, through Snapchat, and he also asked her for sex videos in exchange for money.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Quakertown Borough Police Department have reason to believe there may be other victims. Anyone who may be a victim or has information about Sanchez’s actions is urged to call Detective Naugle at 215-536-5002.