Crime & Safety
Cops: Teenager Molested 14-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl, Mother While They Slept
The suspect, a Meriden resident, was an overnight guest at the home.
BRIDGEPORT, CT - A 19-year-old Meriden man, who recently was an overnight guest at a home in Bridgeport, allegedly fondled the 14-year-old daughter and her mother while they slept, according to police.
Abdiel Benitez was arrested Thursday and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, and he was being held in lieu of a $75,000 bond.
The Connecticut Post reports that Benitez snuck into the rooms of the two victims and fondled them over their clothing. Surveillance cameras in the home allegedly captured the crime, according to police.
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