Thursday, June 26, 2008

A man has been accused of raping and sexual abusing a developmentally disabled teenage girl in his home in Odgen

The man, 57, is charged with 17 counts including rape, sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a developmentally or physically disabled person, according to this report from Ogden, Utah.

The girl, who is 16-years-old, has told police that she was raped and sexually abused over the past year in the man's home in Odgen.

Information about the man's relation to the girl - was he employed as her caregiver? - is not provided.