Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Solon Police Investigating Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl
Police have identified a suspect – a 15-year-old Solon male – but no charges have been filed yet
Solon Police are investigating the alleged rape Sunday of a 16-year-old Seven Hills girl, according to a police report.
According to a police report, the victim was staying with a friend of her mother's in Solon during New Year's weekend. The report states that in the early morning of Jan. 2, a 15-year-old male living in the house locked the girl in a bathroom, where he assaulted her.
The girl's family took her to Hillcrest Hospital that same morning. Hospital staff reported the rape accusation to police, according to the report.
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No charges have been filed so far because police are waiting on evidence from a sexual assault kit.
The case remains under investigation, police say.
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