A Philadelphia man was sentenced on Monday, March 3, 2025, to the Bucks County Correctional Facility for stalking and groping a 17-year-old girl on a SEPTA bus headed to Bensalem.

Elmange Watson, 27, was found guilty in August of stalking, corruption of minors and indecent assault, and two counts of harassment following a waiver trial before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr.

On Monday, Bateman sentenced Watson to 11 ½ to 23 months in county jail and five years of probation.

On Jan. 22, 2023, the Bensalem Township Police Department was dispatched to the Neshaminy Mall to investigate a report of a 17-year-old girl who was stalked and groped on a bus.

The victim told police she boarded a SEPTA bus at 10:30 a.m. that day at the Frankford Terminal in Philadelphia to get to her job at the mall.

Watson followed the girl onto the bus and sat down next to her, so close that his body was touching hers. The victim told police she did not know Watson and there were other seats available where Watson could have sat.

During the duration of the 45-minute bus ride, Watson groped the victim multiple times.

When the bus arrived at the Neshaminy Mall, Watson exited the bus next to the victim. He continued to harass her in the mall and only left when the victim’s boss appeared.

This case was investigated by Bensalem Police Detective Ryan Kolb and was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Brittney Kern.

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