Teenage Girl Says She Was Abducted and Assaulted in Providence Before Fleeing Suspect

Teenage Girl Says She Was Abducted and Assaulted in Providence Before Fleeing Suspect

A teenage girl said she was abducted and assaulted by a man as she was walking in the Manton Avenue neighborhood in Providence, before she was able to flee. 

About Incident

Shortly after 10 PM on Monday, Providence police responded to the Stop & Shop at 850 Manton Avenue.

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Police say they met with the victim — a teenage girl — who said she had been walking earlier on Chalkstone Avenue when a man grabbed her and pulled her into a backyard, and assaulted her. 

She told police the man physically restrained her before she was able to flee to the Stop & Shop. 

The suspect reportedly followed the girl into the store at which point a store manager intervened and ordered him to leave; police were called to the scene.

Police say the suspect is described to be a “Hispanic male in his 20’s, thin build, about 5’5 in height with short hair, who was last seen wearing a Gray North Face hoodie and gray pants.”

Detectives are currently investigating.