Pocatello man charged with statutory rape after allegedly impregnating teen

POCATELLO — A 19-year-old man was charged Wednesday aft he allegedly impregnanted a minor.

Taisen Joe Lopez-Scharer is charged pinch 4 counts of felony statutory rape.

On Tuesday astir 3:20 p.m., a female contacted nan Pocatello Police Department to study that a man identified arsenic Lopez-Sharer had conscionable tried to footwear down nan beforehand doorway to their location successful bid to get in, according to constabulary reports.

According to nan woman, a 16-year-old successful her location was pregnant and having a miscarriage, and Lopez-Sharer was nan begetter of nan baby.

Lopez-Sharer was reportedly trying to get wrong nan house, but nan 16-year-old did not want to spot him.

After investigating nan circumstances, constabulary discovered nan babe was conceived connected July 11 aliases 12.

Officers located Lopez-Sharer successful nan 1700 artifact of West Quinn Road and took him to nan Pocatello Police Department to beryllium interviewed.

During nan interview, Lopez-Sharer reportedly admitted to having intersexual intercourse pinch nan 16-year-old connected astatine slightest 4 occasions, including connected July 11.

Lopez-Sharer allegedly told deputies he knew nan woman was 16 years aged and pregnant and continued having activity pinch her.

Lopez-Sharer was arrested and booked into nan Bannock County Jail connected a $25,000 bond.

He is expected to look for a preliminary proceeding connected Oct. 2. If convicted, he could look up to life successful prison.

Though Lopez-Sharer has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.