Man accused of raping 15-year-old in Center City pleads guilty

05/12/2025 0 min
Man accused of raping 15-year-old in Center City pleads guilty

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A man accused of raping a 15-year-old in Center City last year pleaded guilty in a negotiated deal with prosecutors Friday morning.

Derrick Henry, 35, admitted to assaulting the girl last November near Jeweler’s Row, around Eighth and Chestnut streets.


He pleaded guilty to a single offense of indecent sexual deviant intercourse for a person under 16 — the rest of the charges, including rape, sexual assault and corruption of a minor, were all dropped.

Henry was sentenced to 6 to 12 years in prison.


(photo credit: Philadelphia Police Department)

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