Michigan man charged with rape of Beaver County woman

BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP, Pa — A Michigan man listed as a top firefighter has been charged in the rape of a Beaver County woman.

The Beaver County Times reported that Lee Finlayson of Rockford, Michi. is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at her home in Brighton Township last month.

Police have not said why he was in Beaver County or how he knew the woman.

He was named Firefighter of the Year by the Grand Rapids Fire Department last year.

Finlayson is being held in a Michigan jail while authorities go over extradition procedures.