Crime & Safety
Bristol Twp Man Sentenced For Child Rapes
The crimes came to light when the man wen to the emergency room, saying he wanted to kill himself over what he had done, authorities said.
A Bristol Township man who admitted that he repeatedly raped a child will serve seven to 20 years in state prison, authorities announced this week. Darrius Prince, 35, of the first block of Wildflower Road, was sentenced after pleading guilty to rape of a child and other sexual crimes in Bucks County Common Pleas Court.
The crimes came to light after Prince went to the emergency room of Lower Bucks Hospital, saying he wanted to kill himself over what he had done to the girl, according to the Bucks County District Attornery's Office.
A police investigation revealed Prince had sex with the girl in his car or in his home on roughly a monthly basis for two years. Prince told investigators the assaults began when the victim was 11.
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Prince is required to register with state police as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
The judge called Prince’s crimes “offensive” and “heinous,” and said he would be receiving a "much, much" longer sentence had he not admitted to the crimes.
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The case was investigated by the Bristol Township Police Department.
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