A Stroud man faces two rape charges and a third felony following his arrest by the Stroud police chief.
Two counts of rape by instrumentation and one charge of pattern of criminal offenses were formally filed in Lincoln County District Court recently against Charles Douglas LeMaster, 61.
He appeared made his initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller on Nov. 7. She has set his bond at $50,000 and ordered LeMaster not to have any contact with the victim or unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18 as a condition of the bond.
The judge has scheduled a pre-preliminary hearing for the defendant at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 16, 2025.
Count 1 against LeMaster accuses him of committing the crime of first degree rape by instrumentation between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2022, with a girl who was between the ages of 10 and 14 at the time and Lemaster was over the age of 18 in Lincoln County.
In Count 2, LeMaster is charged during the same time period of committing first degree rape by instrumentation against a girl between the ages of 10 and 14 while he was over 18 years old at the time in Tulsa County.
Count 3 accuses him during the same time period of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses in two or more counties by committing two or more criminal offenses that are part of the same plan, scheme or adventure by committing the crimes of first degree rape by instrumentation in Lincoln and Tulsa counties.
Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord states in a probable cause affidavit that he arrested LeMaster following his investigation and after the defendant had requested an attorney.