Delco Man Allegedly Raped, Assaulted, Threatened Friend: Report

A Delaware County man is behind bars after allegedly raping, assaulting, and threatening a friend.

Derek Porrini, 20, of Sharon Hill, has been charged with felony rape, felony aggravated assault, felony unlawful restraint, felony sexual assault, terroristic threats, indecent assault, and two counts of recklessly endangering another person, court records show.

Porrini was remanded to the Delaware County jail after failing to post $100,000 bail on March 30, court records show.

He is set to appear for his preliminary hearing on April 5, court records show.

Charges were filed after police responded to a hospital on March 29 after receiving a report of rape, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.

The victim, a juvenile, told police she was with Porrini that day and he tried to kiss her, but she said to stop.

Porrini continued and forced himself on the victim but she was able to escape, police told the outlet.

Porrini then allegedly then threw her to the ground, broke her cell phone, choked her, slammed her into a door, and punched her in the head, according to the Times.

He then allegedly told her others in his family would assault her if she told police about the incident, police told the Times.

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