Case against alleged teen rapist heading to Doylestown

The case against a Bensalem teen who allegedly raped eight underage girls is headed to county court in Doylestown for a possible trial.

Joshua Ray Benson, 19, waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning to review the charges against him. He will be formally arraigned in county court next month on felony sexual assault charges.

Benson met his victims on internet dating websites, cultivating friendships before initiating sexual contact, police said.  He would then become violently aggressive and assault the girls against their will, court records stated.

Benson was first charged as a juvenile last year for abusing five minor girls when he was still a minor himself, police said. He was charged as an adult in November for allegedly assaulting two more girls after he turned 18. An eighth girl came forward after that arrest to claim Benson assaulted her when both he and she were minors, police said.

He remains in Bucks County prison in lieu of $5 million bail.