Police: Naugatuck Teen Raped in Woods Near Home

Three teenagers are accused of raping a 13-year-old Naugatuck girl in the woods near her home Monday evening, according to a news release from the Naugatuck Police Department sent Thursday afternoon to local media. 

The teenagers, who are all from Waterbury and are 15-years-old and younger, were charged with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

Police received a call Monday night from a parent who said her daughter had just come home and said she had recently been sexually assaulted in nearby woods by the teens, whom she knew but did not know well, police said.

The girl was taken to Waterbury Hospital for evaluation, police said.

She described the suspects to Naugatuck Police, and officers found the teens near where the alleged incident took place, a short time after, police said.

The teens were taken to Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center and appeared at Waterbury Juvenile Court on Tuesday, police said.

Police said they did not want to reveal the location of the incident to avoid potentially identifying the victim. They did not release any more information about the case.