CRESTWOOD — A former Affton Athletic Association umpire is facing felony charges accusing him of sexually assaulting two teen girls he met through the league this year.
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Zachary Barebo, 23, of unincorporated ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ County, was charged Thursday with 11 counts of sodomy, child molestation and statutory rape accusing him of assaulting two girls, ages 15 and 16, in June.
Barebo met the girls through his work as an umpire at the Affton Athletic Association and started having sexual conversations with each of them on Snapchat, according to a statement from Crestwood police Chief Jonathon Williams.
Barebo then met up with the girls and assaulted them separately on three total occasions in his car in parking lots in both Crestwood and unincorporated ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ County, police said.
Charging documents say Barebo was aware of both girls’ ages at the time of the assaults.
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Barebo worked previously as an umpire at the Arnold Athletic Association, Crestwood police said.
Crestwood police on Thursday asked all parents of children who may have been in contact with Barebo to speak with their children “in the event that additional information or victims are revealed.â€
The department asked anyone with information on the case to call their local police or Crestwood Police Department at (314) 729-4800.
Barebo was in custody Friday on a $500,000 bond, no 10% allowed.
