A Beaver County man who pleaded guilty to raping an 85-year-old nun was sentenced to prison time Wednesday by a judge who said that he had not seen such depravity in all his 42 years in the criminal court system.Andrew Bullock, 19, was sentenced to 18 years and six months to 37 years in state prison. He admitted to targeting the woman behind St. Titus Church in Aliquippa last December.VIDEO: Watch Shannon Perrine's reportThe victim testified at a preliminary hearing that she was grabbed, punched, choked and ultimately raped, and she told the magistrate she thought she was going to die.The victim survived the attack and wrote a statement that was read in court by a fellow sister from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden at Bullock's sentencing hearing.Bullock’s family was in the courtroom and expressed sorrow to the elderly victim."We feel bad for her and her family, and that maybe now she can find some closure," said Nadine Toliver, Bullock’s stepsister. “But, I do want to apologize for her about what happened.""I can’t even begin to wonder why or how he done it," said Marjorie Jackson, Bullock’s stepsister. "That’s not the brother that I knew."During the sentencing, Judge Harry Knafelc also deemed Bullock a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania law, which means he must register his address with the Megan's Law website upon his release from prison. He also must undergo monthly sexual offender counseling for life.In the victim’s impact statement, she wrote that she could forgive Bullock with the grace of God."While they speak of forgiveness, there is still a place for punishment and that is what I believe we’ve seen here today in court,” Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Popovich said.

A Beaver County man who pleaded guilty to raping an 85-year-old nun was sentenced to prison time Wednesday by a judge who said that he had not seen such depravity in all his 42 years in the criminal court system.

Andrew Bullock, 19, was sentenced to 18 years and six months to 37 years in state prison. He admitted to targeting the woman behind St. Titus Church in Aliquippa last December.


VIDEO: Watch Shannon Perrine's report

The victim testified at a preliminary hearing that she was grabbed, punched, choked and ultimately raped, and she told the magistrate she thought she was going to die.

The victim survived the attack and wrote a statement that was read in court by a fellow sister from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden at Bullock's sentencing hearing.

Bullock’s family was in the courtroom and expressed sorrow to the elderly victim.

"We feel bad for her and her family, and that maybe now she can find some closure," said Nadine Toliver, Bullock’s stepsister. “But, I do want to apologize for her about what happened."

"I can’t even begin to wonder why or how he done it," said Marjorie Jackson, Bullock’s stepsister. "That’s not the brother that I knew."

During the sentencing, Judge Harry Knafelc also deemed Bullock a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania law, which means he must register his address with the Megan's Law website upon his release from prison. He also must undergo monthly sexual offender counseling for life.

In the victim’s impact statement, she wrote that she could forgive Bullock with the grace of God.

"While they speak of forgiveness, there is still a place for punishment and that is what I believe we’ve seen here today in court,” Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Popovich said.