Most people in the Pittsburgh area know Brandon Rumbaugh as an inspirational war hero from Uniontown.
He’s a decorated Marine veteran who lost both of his legs after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan.
As of today, he’s now an accused rapist — after police say he raped a 13 year old girl multiple times at his Pleasant Hills home.
When Channel 11 spoke with Rumbaugh’s neighbors about the allegations, they were floored, but none of them wanted to speak on camera.
According to Allegheny County Police, the young girl told investigators she and Rumbaugh began communicating on her phone when she was just 11 or 12 years old.
She allegedly told police she slept at his home three separate times.
The first time she did, they went to the gym and watched military movies. The two other times, the girl told detectives she and Rumbaugh had sex.
The girl also noted Rumbaugh didn’t have legs, and that on one of the nights, there was another person sleeping in the room while Rumbaugh allegedly sexually assaulted her.
According to detectives, Rumbaugh told the victim to keep this a secret until she was 18 years old.
Police say there is surveillance video of Rumbaugh and the girl in a Sheetz, where you see Rumbaugh purchasing alcohol.
He is in jail without bail, meaning he will be staying here.
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