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CROWN POINT — A St. John man told police they had "no evidence" and sarcastically referred to the #MeToo Movement as officers investigating an allegation he raped a teen girl searched his home, court records show.

Joshua A. Vonthaden, 21, is accused of sending an Uber to pick up a 15-year-old girl, giving her a drink that made her feel "funny" and raping her in the basement of his family's home.

Vonthaden was charged Wednesday with felony rape, sexual misconduct with a minor, criminal confinement, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and battery by bodily waste.

The girl told police she met Vonthaden through social media, and he claimed to be 18 years old, Lake Criminal Court records state.

When the girl arrived, Vonthaden took her to the basement and gave her a drink that made her feel "funny" and caused her to have trouble speaking, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Vonthaden is accused of raping the girl while repeatedly hitting her, forcing her face into a couch and choking her. A short time later, Vonthaden told the girl the person she heard entering the home was his mother, records say.

Vonthaden allegedly told the girl to say she was 18 if she spoke to his mother, the affidavit says.