District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that additional charges related to child pornography and conspiring to retaliate against a victim have been filed against Ray Edward COAST who is currently being held on $3 million on two prior cases including hundreds of counts of sex crimes including Rape, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Abuse of a Child (Child Pornography) and Stalking.  

By criminal complaint filed on March 20, 2026, COAST is now also charged with Conspiracy Retaliation against A Victim (2 counts); Criminal Use of a Communication Facility; Photographing/Filming Sexual Abuse of Children (Child Pornography) (4 counts); and Sexual Abuse of Children (Child Pornography (5 counts).

The complaint accuses COAST of conspiring with Peter ROSS, of Lewis Run, to retaliate against a victim who testified against him during a preliminary hearing on his prior cases-discussing a plan to contact a victim’s employer and to post things about the victim to an anonymous social media page, urging that they need the victim to be fired before his trial. 

The two are accused of engaging in discussions about the plans to do things for the purpose of discrediting the victim, referencing that it will make his case that much better and his lawyer can use it and discussing ways to hurt the victim’s career or his reputation and materials were, in fact, sent to the victim’s employer and another person was contacted, allegedly in furtherance of the conspiracy to retaliate.

The complaint also alleges that COAST video-taped himself engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor boy and possessed a video and photograph of 2 boys who appear to be between 8 and 10 years old engaging in sexual activity.

COAST was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge William Todd who set bail on this case at $150,000.  He remains incarcerated on $3 million in the other cases. All persons charged are presumed innocent.

Prior Post: __________________________________________________________________________ BAIL INCREASED TO $3MILLION, ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST LEWIS RUN MAN (MCKEAN COUNTY, Pennsylvania: December 22, 2025): Following a preliminary hearing held in front of Magisterial District Judge David Engman, charges were bound over against the Lewis Run man charged with sex crimes. Ray COAST of Lewis Run was previously charged with Rape, Child Pornography and additional charges following investigation by Trooper Richard Obermeyer.  Today, the Commonwealth added 270 additional counts of sex crimes including 90 additional counts of Rape, 90 additional counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, and 90 additional counts of Aggravated Indecent Assault. During a bail hearing following the preliminary hearing, bail was increased to $3 million. By separate complaint, COAST is charged with stalking. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pennsylvania State Police at (814) 368-9230 or 911.

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