Philadelphia man sentenced in abduction, rape of young girl

Monday, December 8, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was sentenced for his role in the abduction and rape of a young girl.

On Monday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and his team gave the horrifying details of what happened to the victim last February.

The DA says Horace Battle, 47, of Philadelphia, pulled up to the 11-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sister while they were walking down the street. He then reportedly convinced them to get in his vehicle to give them a ride to their uncle's home.

Authorities say he drove them to his home on the 1600 block of West Lehigh Ave and got one of the girls to come inside.

After a while, the sister who stayed in the vehicle got out and ran for help.



Detectives say they found the child inside Battle's home in complete distress.

He was convicted of rape, kidnapping and unlawful contact of a minor.

Battle was previously convicted of raping a child in 2013.

In this recent case, he was sentenced to 15-34 years in prison, plus three years of probation.

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