A Lehigh County jury this week convicted a 40-year-old man of all charges in a Jan. 13, 2022, rape inside an Allentown apartment, authorities announced.
The victim was homeless at the time and told investigators Felix J. Pagan let her inside his home in the 200 block of North Seventh Street so she could get warm, according to a news release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
“While inside his home, the victim said Pagan raped and sexually assaulted her,” authorities stated in the release. “She was able to flee and went immediately to police headquarters.”
Pagan, now of Marienville, Pennsylvania, was linked to the crime through DNA evidence collected from the victim, which matched his profile, prosecutors said.
After a three-day trial, the jury on Wednesday convicted Pagan of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and strangulation.
At sentencing scheduled for Feb. 9 before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, Pagan faces up to 25-50 years in prison and potential lifetime registration as a sex offender, according to the release. He remains in Lehigh County Jail after his $250,000 bail was revoked Wednesday.
The case was investigated by Detective Joseph Beiner and prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney Sara A. Moyer.
A call for comment to Pagan’s attorney was not immediately returned.
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