( CNN ) -- A former `` top cop , '' who had the honor of sitting next to first lady Michelle Obama during a televised presidential speech four years ago , is facing rape allegations . Richard DeCoatsworth left a party with two women on Thursday , according to authorities . The women called authorities and said once they arrived at a second , undisclosed location , the retired officer pulled a gun on them , the Philadelphia Police Department said in a statement . He allegedly forced them `` to engage in the use of narcotics and to engage in sexual acts , '' the statement said . He was charged with rape on Saturday . DeCoatsworth became a hero in 2007 , after an assailant shot him in the face with a shotgun , according to a White House statement preceding President Barack Obama 's 2009 speech to Congress . Then a rookie on the Philadelphia police force , DeCoatsworth had followed a group of men in a car , whose activities he found suspicious . They parked and three men got out of the vehicle . As he followed them on foot , a fourth man emerged from the car and fired a blast from a shotgun at DeCoatsworth 's face . He briefly lost his eyesight . `` But when his vision returned , he was still standing . Bleeding from the face , DeCoatsworth chased the perpetrator on foot for nearly two blocks . The officer returned fire and put out flash information on the subject during the pursuit , before he finally collapsed , '' the White House statement said . More officers arrived , and the assailant was captured . The Philadelphia Police Department rewarded DeCoatsworth for his valor , promoting him to an elite highway patrol unit . He received the `` Top Cops '' award in 2008 from the National Association of Police Organizations . In February 2009 , dressed in a ceremonial uniform , he took a seat of honor next to Michelle Obama for the president 's address before a Joint Session of Congress . But two years later , the officer 's meteoric career took a dive , when he was accused of using excessive force , shooting a motorcyclist in the leg , CNN affiliate KYW reported . He retired in 2011 . Last year , the City of Philadelphia granted him a disability pension , according to a city government protocol . But a neighbor also took him to court , claiming DeCoatsworth had threatened him . Along with rape , the former hero faces accusations of `` sex assault , terrorist threats and other related charges , '' according to police . KYW reported his bail at $ 60 million . CNN 's AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report .
Richard DeCoatsworth took a shotgun blast to the face in the line of duty in 2007 . The incident happened at about 1 a.m. on July 31, 2007, when he was responding to an alarm call and saw two men with guns outside his home near the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 3 in He was honored by many , including Michelle Obama . A few years later , his career and life took a dive .