A rape charge was added in a criminal case against a Bradford man on Wednesday.
Gene V. Meacham, 28, of 193 W. Washington St., appeared for a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge Dominic Cercone.
Meacham was initially charged with statutory sexual assault: 11 years old, a first-degree felony, but a second charge, rape of an unconscious victim, also a first-degree felony was added on Wednesday, court records indicated.
According to court records, Meacham had sexual intercourse with a teen twice between September and December in 2015, when she was between the ages of 14 and 15.
Meacham is free, having posted $30,000 bail.
