A $50,000 bond has been revoked for a Stroud man facing two rape charges and two other felonies following his arrest by the Stroud police chief and a new bond has been set.
Two counts of rape by instrumentation, one charge of pattern of criminal offenses and a felony of possession of child sexual abuse material were formally filed Nov. 4, 2024, in Lincoln County District Court against Charles Douglas LeMaster, 61.
He appeared made his initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller on Nov. 7.
She orginally 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 scheduled a pre-preliminary hearing for the defendant on Jan. 16, 2025.
On Jan. 16, Judge Mueller revoked his original bond. She set his new bond at $75,000, and as a condition of that bond she ordered LeMaster to have no contact with the victim or any other persons under 18.