Chester County Man Charged with Raping 13-Year-Old Girl in Bucks County

By Michael N. Price
Main Line
January 11, 2013

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A 34-year-old former Trenton church deacon was arrested in Bucks County Wednesday for allegedly raping a then 13-year-old girl in May 2011, according to court records.

Humberto Cervantes, 100 block of Seltzer Avenue in Caln, was a deacon at a Pentecostal church in Trenton when he befriended a young girl who attended the church, according to a criminal complaint filed by police. Cervantes allegedly called and texted the girl, and met with her on multiple occasions, before taking her to a Bensalem motel in May, 2011.

The police investigation began on Dec. 31, 2012, when Bensalem detectives interviewed the now 15-year-old girl. According to the complaint, the girl told investigators that during their final meeting Cervantes picked her up from school and took her to a motel in the 4000 block of Bristol Pike in Bensalem. Cervantes then allegedly forced the girl to have sex with him despite her repeated objections. He then drove her back to school, police said.

According to police, Cervantes left the Trenton church shortly after the alleged rape, police said.

Cervantes allegedly fled Bensalem police and the Chester County Detectives when they attempted to arrest him at his Malvern workplace earlier this week, but later took him into custody without incident.

Cervantes is charged with felony rape, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other related offenses. He was transported to Bucks County jail after failing to post $1,000,000 cash bail, according to court records.



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