War Hero Accused Of Child Rape Denied Bond

May 28, 2025 5:19 pm

 (WPXI) – A local war hero accused of raping a teenage girl faced a judge on Wednesday.  At the hearing, it was determined that Brandon Rumbaugh will stay behind bars, as the judge denied him bond.  He wasn’t able to make it to the bond hearing because his defense attorney, David Shrager said there weren’t accommodations for Rumbaugh, who is a double amputee, to get into the magistrate.  That issue was one of the arguments Shrager had for letting Rumbaugh out on bond.  “We’re dealing with someone who is a double amputee who has special medical needs and medication. Quite frankly, I don’t know if the jail is capable of handling that in an appropriate way. They couldn’t even bring him here safely,” Shrager said.  Rumbaugh is a decorated Marine veteran who lost both of his legs after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan.  For the last week, he’s been in jail after police say he raped a 13 year old girl multiple times in his Pleasant Hills home.  Investigators say Rumbaugh and the girl watched military movies together, then eventually he sexually assaulted her.  Shrager  says he plans to ask for bond again in a higher court.