A Florida man will spend the next 18 years behind bars for raping a 13-year-old girl, whose family he was staying with, and then forcing her to take Plan B, the emergency contraception pill.
Robert McGuire Jr., 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery upon a person 12 to 18 years of age last week, according to a statement from prosecutors. A judge sentenced him to 18-and-a-half years in the Florida Department of Corrections.
McGuire will also have to register as a sex offender and complete 10 years of sex offender probation, once he finishes serving time.
“The cruel actions and intent behind this defendant’s crimes are repulsive,” said Walter Forgie, Florida’s chief assistant state attorney.
“Despite being victimized and threatened, this courageous young victim spoke up and sought help; ensuring McGuire would eventually be held accountable.”
The rapes occurred, twice in consecutive days, in October 2021 while McGuire was staying with family friends, the News & Observer reported.
McGuire had been living in a spare room in the family’s house for about six months, according to a Hernando County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.
The victim told a trusted adult about the assaults. Authorities then spoke with the girl, who said she was sexually battered by McGuire.
The girl said McGuire told her he would kill her if she spoke to anyone about the rapes. The sicko also forced her to take Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill.
Cops managed to match DNA from the crime scene linking McGuire back to the sexual assault.
Surveillance video from a CVS also showed McGuire buying the Plan B pill, according to prosecutors.
McGuire had previously denied the claims against him.
