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Derry man arrested for rape and assault held without bail

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

CBS News Pittsburgh

DERRY, Pa. (KDKA) - A man wanted for rape and assault in Derry Borough has been denied bail after being arraigned in court on Wednesday. 

Richard McElheny was arrested on two felony counts of rape, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and two counts of aggravated assault.

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McElheny was accused of raping a woman for more than four hours earlier this year. 

She told police in November that she was bound by her hands and ankles in the basement of a home and McElheny threatened her with a knife. 

His preliminary hearing is set for December 20. 

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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