Teen raped girl at library after club meeting, police say

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — Connellsville police are investigating an alleged rape that happened at the Carnegie Library, just a few blocks away from their department.

A 17-year-old boy is charged with raping a 16-year-old girl after the two of them met for an Anime Club meeting.

Detectives said they were alerted to the assault after the girl's father called 911 after she told him what happened.

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According to the criminal complaint, the teens met around 4 p.m. and detectives say the boy asked the girl to go to the basement and talk.

After some talking, police said he sexually assaulted her for the first time.

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A week later, the victim went to the library again for an Anime Club meeting and saw the suspect was waiting for her at the front desk.

According to detectives, the boy asked the girl to come down to the basement.

The victim told detectives the boy pulled her behind the bookshelves and she kept pushing him and pulling, trying to get away.

That's when he allegedly sexually assaulted her again, and this time raped her.

Afterward, police said the boy messaged the victim and said, "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done that to you at all."

The boy is being charged as an adult, but Channel 11 is not releasing his name because he is underage.

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