Man Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Assaulting Girl

A 36-year-old Philadelphia was sentenced last week to serve six to 12 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Quakertown while he was in a relationship with the girl’s mother.

According to a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney’s office, Rodney Bass was arrested and charged with assaulting the girl after the abuse was reported to Quakertown Borough Police in September 2024.

“Authorities determined that Bass was the boyfriend of the victim’s mother and that the assaults began when the victim was 14 years old, continuing for a period of more than a year,” the release said. “During a hospital interview, the juvenile victim detailed multiple instances of sexual contact with Bass.”

Bass pleaded guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 16 and statutory sexual assault in September.

In addition to the state prison sentence handed down by Common Pleas Judge Charissa Liller, Bass was sentenced to 28 years of probation, to be served following his release. He has also been deemed a Level 3 sex offender, which means he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The case was investigated by the Det. Ryan Naugle of the Quakertown Borough Police Department and prosecuted by Asst. District Attorney Gabriella Simonelli.