A Morrisville man was charged and jailed Monday accused of raping and sexually assaulting a child.
District Judge Jan Vislosky arraigned Cory Hegelein 32 of Morrisville on one count rape of a child, one count aggravated sexual assault of a minor, one count statutory sexual assault: 11 years or younger, one cout indecent assault, one count corruption of minors and and a related offense. Vislosky set bail and 10 percent of $975,000.00 and he was sent to Bucks County Prison.
According to Falls Police last November they attended an interview with the victim and a child advocate organization with regards to the possibility of inappropriate sexual contact with an adult. In the interview the child victim disclosed the week before, November 18 and had been raped again by her stepfather, Hegelein as recent as one week ago. The suspect, according to police was 10 and the suspect 31 at the time of the interview.
The victim told police that on some days she stays with her mother and the suspect and their home in Lower Makefield. Police ran the mother and suspects name through a state database for address and identification purposes, court records show and they were able to confirm the addresses of both as 1 Makefield Road.
According to court records, the victim told police Hegelein calls her into his room and sticks it in. This has happened more than once the 10 year-old victim told police and as most recently as the week before.
During the most recent rape incident, she was in her room playing with her brother when Hegelein called her into his room to “snuggle” according to police. The little girl told police that if she doesn’t go to his room he turns off the internet. When the girl entered the room the suspect took off his clothes. She told him to stop while he was taking off her clothes . She was wearing baby yoda pajamas and his clothes were on the bedroom floor, police said in court records.
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The child described Hegelein’s penis to police in detail. She told police when he sticks it in it hurt and explained in detail that the suspect penetrates her “pikachu” with his penis, police wrote in court records.
The child was asked by the police what her “pikachu” was and she explained it was used to pee. She told her police the suspect was standing by the side of the bed with her back on the bed and when the alleged rape ended Hegelein told her to go into her bedroom, according to the criminal complaint.
Police interviewed the little girls brother who was able to confirm his sister’s movements and added that Hegelein would call out to the victim “come in her so we can snuggle.” Additionally police were able to find out the alleged rapes have been happening for at least two years prior to when the victim was 8 years old. Moreover investigators also confirmed the child’s mother works overnight and was not present during the alleged rapes, court records show.
The victim, according to the criminal complaint, told police of other instances where she was allegedly raped. One being while she was taking a shower, and after he penetrated her a white she saw a white substance come out and was wiped off with a red towel. She additionally alleged he stepfather showed her pornographic images on his digital devices.
Police executed a search warrant locating, clothing, towels and other items she was wearing during and after the alleged rapes. Those items were submitted for biologic testing by police to the Pennsylvania State Police lab, court records show.
Meanwhile, Police interviewed Hegelein who denied his daughter’s allegations stopping short of calling her a liar, telling police she has an active imagination, court records show.
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Police were able to match DNA taken from the blanket matched Hegelein ‘s DNA and the victims profile.
Police were also granted a search warrant to download Hegelein ‘s cell phones On it they found pornographic images and a video a what appeared to be a man masturbating in a room with what appears to be the same computer desk and black box, with red lettering as the one in his home.
Hegelein was taken into custody and arraigned Monday morning at 12:45 pm, according to court records. He is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on September 20th, at Falls Township District Court.
Hegelein has no attorney of record as of this story posting.