May 3rd, 2016 by WCBC Radio
On Tuesday deputies with the Allegany County Sheriff's Office arrested 45 year old Robert Gene Stotler, of LaVale, after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with allegations of sexual child abuse. The charges are the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Allegany County Department of Social Services-Child Protective Services and the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit (C3I) into allegations that Stotler had engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a then 13 year old female victim during 2012 and 2013. Stotler was charged with 2nd Degree Rape and Sexual Abuse of a Minor. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner, and has been released on $25,000.00 bond, pending his next court appearance.