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by Jillian Kramer Published Dec. 8, 2025, 2:57 p.m. ET

Horace Battle lured two 11-year-old sisters inside his white SUV in February with the promise of a ride to their uncle’s home. Instead, he drove the girls to his North Philadelphia house, where he raped and imprisoned one until police officers broke down his door.

Battle, 47, pleaded guilty last month to charges of rape, kidnapping, and unlawful contact with a minor. And on Monday, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced that Court of Common Pleas Judge Donna Woelpper had sentenced Battle to up to 34 years in prison.

Krasner called the sentence, which could see Battle incarcerated until well into his 70s, “appropriately lengthy” for a repeat offender. In 2013, Battle pleaded guilty to r

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