A former volunteer coach at a PAL center in the city's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexually…
28-year-old Marquis Graham, a former volunteer coach for the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in 2022A former volunteer coach for the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia has been sentenced to serve four to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to charges involved with
On Tuesday, former PAL volunteer coach, 28-year-old Marquis Graham was sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor after an incident that happened on March 9, 2022.Also, Graham had initially faced more serious rape and sexual assault charges in this case, but those charges were dropped once Graham pleaded guilty to other charges.
The victim told police that Graham offered to give her a ride to work as she was leaving the center that day and, once inside the vehicle, Graham assaulted her, court documents note. Graham was apprehended several days after the incident while hiding in the basement of a home along the 100 block of West Nevada Street in North Philadelphia.After the sentencing, a representative with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office told NBC10 that the victim was pleased with the outcome of the case.
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