FYI Sentencing of the 48th & Springfield gunpoint rapist tomorrow Friday July 13, 2012 9a.m. in Courtroom 802 at the Criminal Justice Center (1301 Filbert St.).
> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:26:24 -0400 > > via westphilly local http://www.westphillylocal.com/?p=13980 > > Sentencing tomorrow for man who pleaded guilty to highly publicized sexual > assault in September 2011 > Posted on 12 July 2012 > > > > The 19-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at > gunpoint last September near 48th and Springfield and about two dozen other > crimes will be sentenced tomorrow. > > Kareem Drayton negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors in April on charges > stemming from the highly publicized sexual assault and robbery of a > 32-year-old teacher. Police say Drayton held a gun to the woman’s head and > assaulted her as her boyfriend stood nearby. Drayton also pleaded guilty to > other robberies and burglaries in the city. His sentencing hearing is > scheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow in courtroom 802 at the Criminal Justice Center > (1301 Filbert St.). > > Drayton’s accomplice in the robbery of the woman and her boyfriend, > 19-year-old Tyshanek Presley, also negotiated a plea arrangement and will be > sentenced in August, according to court records. > > The sexual assault and robbery took place at about 10 p.m. as the couple > returned home from a restaurant. The crime shook many residents in the > neighborhood and 100 people attended a monthly police meeting days after the > crime to discuss what could be done to curtail crime in the area. The crime > also spurred renewed interest in neighborhood watch groups, including the > 48th Street Neighborhood Town Watch. > >
