Rochester man accused of raping 15-year-old, facilitating others to assault her

ROCHESTER — A Rochester man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl multiple times and enabling other men to also assault her.Matthew Albert Theye, 40, was charged on Thursday, April 24, in Olmsted County District Court. Theye is facing three counts of criminal sexual conduct, one count of soliciting a child through electronic communication to engage in sexual conduct and one count of engaging in electronic communication describing sexual conduct with a child. Bail was set at $100,000 for no conditions and $10,000 with conditions. Theye’s next appearance is scheduled for May 7.According to the criminal complaint, a girl reported on March 16 that she was assaulted by two men multiple times from June 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024. A witness told police she saw the girl’s Snapchat messages exchanged with Theye, which included nude photos of the girl and other messages. The girl spoke with police on March 26 and said she met Theye on an adult dating website and they began communicating over Snapchat, the complaint said. Though the girl initially said she was 18, she told him her real age was 15 when they met. Theye told her he didn’t care.In late June or early
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