Ashley Ryan Hareford, the 20-year-old Virginia man convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old Rosemont girl after the two met on the Internet, was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.
According to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, Hareford appeared before Judge James Bradley for his sentencing. He is facing 15 to 30 years in prison.
The sentencing breaks down as follows:
Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
10-20 years plus Lifetime Megan’s Law
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Aggravated Indecent assault
5-10 consecutive
Corruption of minors
7 years consecutive sex offenders probation
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After Hareford traveled to Radnor and the girl disappeared from her home on Dec. 3, she was found Dec. 4 around 7 p.m. as she and Hareford stepped off of a Mega Bus in D.C.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in the case, Hareford confirmed what the victim has told authorities about two sexual encounters between the two. The pair also spent a night outside in a wooded area near the King of Prussia Mall, according to police.
Police say the girl told officers she and Hareford had planned to run away together to her mother's home in South Carolina.
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