Morgan Twp. man accused of child rape waives case to trial
WAYNESBURG – The Morgan Township man charged earlier this month with raping a young girl over a decade waived his case to trial just before he was scheduled to appear in court for his preliminary hearing Thursday morning.
Eric J. Stull, 48, of 44 A St., Teagarden Homes, waived to court 35 felony counts each of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and unlawful contact with a minor, along with 31 felony counts of corruption of a minor.
State police said they found 35 videos showing Stull molesting and raping the young girl between May 2006 and April 28. Investigators raided his home April 29 and troopers said they found evidence during the search that Stull was producing child pornography in his home. He allegedly shared some of the videos on the Internet through file-sharing groups, police said.
He was arrested the day of the search while driving a work vehicle in the Waynesburg area.
Stull also was held for court earlier this month on related charges that he produced child pornography at his home. He faces two felony counts each on charges of filming a child engaged in a sex act, disseminating child sex acts, child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, along with two misdemeanor charges of disseminating explicit material.
Stull remains at the Greene County jail on a combined $750,000 bond for the two cases.