A 50-year-old former volleyball coach and elementary school teacher from Butler County has been held for court on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl.

Jared Lampus of Buffalo Township is accused of having sexual relations with the young woman over a two-year period and faces a number of charges, including rape, involuntary sexual intercourse and corruption of minors.

The alleged victim is now 18 and starting college out of state, but testifying via Zoom, she detailed sexual encounters she said she had with Lampus when she was 16 years old.

At the conclusion, District Judge Jack D. Ripper held Lampus for court on all charges and declined to reduce his bail of $500,000.

According to the young woman, Lampus had been her private volleyball coach but began grooming her for sex, beginnin

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