Crime & Safety

Apple Valley Man Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old

A witness told police that the man bragged about the rape on social media.

APPLE VALLEY, MN — An Apple Valley man was charged Thursday in Dakota County District Court with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

A witness told police that he saw Brandon Glenn Corbett, 18, grab the girl in a sexual manner and saw photos of them together on Snapchat, the publication reported. Corbett later bragged about the rape on social media, according to the report.

The girl was identified via social media and told officers that she went to Corbett’s house where he became forceful, the publication reported. The girl told police she was scared so she did what he wanted, according to the publication.

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