NORWICH, CT — A man has been arrested after police say he approached a 14-year-old girl Friday when she got off her school bus, asked for her phone number and then forcibly kissed her.
The incident happened on Oct. 9 at about 3:30 p.m. near 600 Boswell Ave., according to Lt. Stephanie Reichard.
The teen told police she had gotten off her school bus near 603 Boswell Ave., and then an adult white male approached her.
She told police the man asked her to write down her phone number, and she gave him a phony one. When she tried to walk away, the man "grabbed her with both of his hands and forcefully kissed her on the lips," police said.
According to police, the incident was observed by nearby witnesses.
Police subsequently found and charged Joseph Dunion, 68, with third-degree sexual contact, risk of injury to a child - sexual contact, and interfering with an officer.
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Dunion was held on a $150,000 cash/surety bond, and he is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court in Norwich on Oct. 13.
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