A Lancaster city man raped a 14-year-old girl in his home after picking her up from a playground in Columbia in 2021, according to police.
Lancaster city police have charged, Nicklos McRae, 25, with seven felony counts including rape by forcible compulsion and aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 16.
According to a criminal complaint filed last week, McRae picked up the girl from a playground at Columbia Middle School on the evening of Aug. 30, 2021. Police say he drove the girl to his home in Lancaster city, made unwanted sexual advances and proceeded to assault her.
The girl told police she demanded McRae stop multiple times during the assault, but he ignored her. After the assault, police say, McRae called the girl an Uber to send her home.
A day later, the girl had a Sexual Assault Forensic Examination completed at Lancaster General Hospital. As part of the examination, medical personnel collected DNA, which would be identified as McRae's in 2023 using the FBI's Combined DNA Index System.
Lancaster police interviewed McRae on April 22, 2025. Police say he initially denied knowing the girl but later admitted he had picked her up in Columbia and brought her to his Lancaster city home.
McRae is currently free on $250,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 9.
YWCA Lancaster runs a 24-hour sexual assault hotline, 717-392-7273, that connects callers to free, confidential counseling and therapy services for community members impacted by sexual abuse, harassment or assault. Report suspected child abuse to ChildLine at 800-932-0313.
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