Police make arrest after teen walking to school abducted, sexually assaulted in Reading, Pa.

The incident occurred round 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, within the 1200 block of Hill Highway in Studying.

Police say the 14-year-old sufferer was strolling to high school when she was kidnapped.

The sufferer informed police she was taken to a unique location and sexually assaulted twice.

“The 14 yr outdated sufferer was kidnapped from the sidewalk and eliminated to an space behind a shed or storage space at a residence close by on hill highway. That is the place the assault came about,” stated Studying Police Captain Christian Rothermel.

The investigation led police to a suspect, 38-year-old Sean Samuels.

Police say he held her at knifepoint and threatened to harm her if she screamed. He was arrested Tuesday night time at a Walmart parking zone in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.

Investigators have been in a position to positively ID Samuels by means of a fingerprint match. Police say DNA proof is pending.

“We did name her mother final night time with out giving particulars and let her know that the one who did this to her is in custody,” stated Captain Rothermel.

Rothermel says as soon as they discovered the surveillance pictures of the suspect, they have been in a position to monitor him down.

“The impeccable work of the officers assigned to this case ought to restore the calm to the neighborhood disturbed by this horrendous incident,” Studying Police Chief Richard Tornielli stated.

Samuels is at present being held on prices and a probation violation.

Police say there isn’t any present hazard to the general public regarding this suspect.