(MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: December 18, 2025): District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that additional charges have been filed against the Lewis Run man charged with Rape and other offenses.  Ray COAST now faces additional counts including 22 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child (Child Pornography) (indecent contact depicted) - Felony 2; 16 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child (Child Pornography) - (nudity) - Felony 3 (The Commonwealth will seek enhancements provided for under the sentencing code for number of videos and photographs (each video = 50 images), nature of the video/photograph, and that the victim was known to the defendant); 22 counts Dissemination to Minors – Felony 3; 60 counts Criminal Use of a Communication Device – Felony 3; and other counts. 

Trooper Richard Obermeyer of the Pennsylvania State Police – Lewis Run is investigating the case.  A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week.

COAST is incarcerated on $1 million and $250,000 on each of two criminal complaints already filed.  The original complaint asserts that Ray COAST has been charged with committing crimes across a three year period at his home in Lewis Run and within the City of Bradford.  COAST is accused of committing multiple sex acts against a male starting when the male was under the age of 18 over the course of three years.  COAST is charged with Sexual Extortion (5 counts), Rape by Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Rape by Threat of Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse by Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse by Threat of Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Sexual Assault (5 counts), Aggravated Indecent Assault Without Consent (5 counts), Aggravated Indecent Assault by Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Aggravated Indecent Assault by Threat of Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Indecent Assault Without Consent (5 counts), Indecent Assault by Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Indecent Assault by Threat of Forcible Compulsion (5 counts), Simple Assault, Terroristic Threats, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Corruption of Minors, Corruption of Minors – course of conduct of a sexual nature, Furnishing Alcohol to Minors, and Harassment. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police-Lewis Run at (814)368-9230 or 911.