An Armstrong County man faces felony charges after being accused of raping a 16-year-old, according to state police.
Zachary William Baum, 24, of the 100 block of Belltop Drive in Cadogan Township is charged with felony counts of rape, attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of a minor along with counts of stalking, making terroristic threats, indecent assault and unlawful restraint.
Cadogan is along the Allegheny River south of North Buffalo Township.
Baum is being detained in the Armstrong County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond, according to court records. He faces a preliminary hearing on the charges Tuesday before District Judge Kevin Lee McCausland.
A trooper from the Kittanning station wrote in a criminal complaint charging Baum that the teen told investigators that the teen snuck out of their home between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Nov. 7 to meet up with a friend.
The teen had blocked Baum when he sent a friend request on Facebook, but Baum was connected with the teen using the Snapchat app, according to the complaint.
Baum approached the teen while walking and offered a ride after his GPS identified the teen’s location via Snapchat, the complaint said.
The teen accepted the ride from Baum, and Baum pulled off the road near the post office along Main Street in Cadogan Township, authorities said.
The teen tried to alert a friend about what was happening via Snapchat, but Baum took the teen’s phone and sent a message saying he would kill the teen if the teen didn’t stop moving during the assault, the complaint said.
Police said the person the teen tried to contact confirmed receiving the message.
The teen was released from Baum’s vehicle after threatening to call police, the complaint said.
Baum did not have a lawyer listed in court documents.
