photo by: Mugshot courtesy of the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office

Tyler Lee Patterson is pictured with the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center,

A Topeka man is charged in Douglas County with raping a 14-year-old girl.

The man, Tyler Lee Patterson, 19, faces two felony counts of rape, according to charging documents. The charges are in connection with two incidents involving the same girl between May and August of 2024.

Patterson was arrested in Topeka on April 21 and was taken to Douglas County on Wednesday afternoon.

If convicted, Patterson faces a minimum of 12 years in prison in accordance with Kansas law.

Patterson is being held on a $75,000 cash or surety bond.