Calling him “despicable,” a Bucks County judge sentenced a Sellersville man to 12 ½ years to 25 years in state prison for the October 2023 rape of a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown.

Miguel Angel Sanchez, 33, entered a no contest plea on May 20 to numerous counts of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking in individuals, and related crimes. In entering the plea, Sanchez acknowledged the evidence against him was sufficient to convict him at trial.

On Monday, he appeared before Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr for sentencing. In addition to sending him to state prison, Corr sentenced Sanchez to 5 years of probation. Additionally, Sanchez was deemed a sexually violent predator by the Sex Offender Assessment Board and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The victim and her mother both gave powerful impact statements with her mother describing Sanchez as “pure evil.”

“You’re a despicable person,” Corr said. “I just can’t get over the facts of this case.”

This investigation began on October 24 after Quakertown police took a report of a rape that happened the night before in the parking lot of the Giant, 1465 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, 4 door-vehicle.

The victim told police she met Sanchez on one prior occasion, and they 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.

Quakertown police were able to review surveillance videos from the area and observed a white sedan in the Giant 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.

This case was investigated by Quakertown Borough Police Department, led by Detective Ryan Naugle, and is assigned for prosecution to Deputy District Attorney Brittney M. Kern.

Media Contact: Manuel Gamiz Jr., 215.348.6298, mgamiz@buckscounty.org