An Allentown, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to rape and sexual assault charges, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said.
Joshua Mickey Martel, 32, pleaded guilty to two cases of child rape, human trafficking, and statutory sexual assault, according to the DA’s office. Martel will spend a minimum of 21 years in prison after negotiating a plea deal. Judge Robert L. Steinberg ordered him to serve 21 to 50 years behind bars. Martel will also have to register as a sex offender for life.
In the one case, the DA’s office said that Martel raped a 12-year-old girl after her mother sold her for money and drugs inside an Allentown motel room…