Police: 4 Utah Men Rape 9-Year-Old Girl While Mother Smoked Meth
SALT LAKE CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) - Authorities allege four men sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl at a Utah home while her mother was in the garage smoking meth.
Sheriff's officials say in court documents the assault occurred March 27 at a home in rural Uintah County, which borders Colorado.
According to CBS affiliate KUTV, the mother brought her 9-year-old daughter to spend Easter weekend with a friend. Police said the friend and the child's mother went into garage and smoked meth for about 30 minutes while the child was attacked, KUTV reported.
Deputies say four men who were staying in the home raped the child, who later reported it to her mother.
Child Rape Investigation Four men are in custody and are being held in the Uintah County Jail following a reported rape...
Posted by Uintah County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, April 3, 2016
The Uintah County Sheriff's Office says the men have been arrested. It identified them as 36-year-old Larson RonDeau, 20-year-old Josiah RonDeau, 29-year-old Jerry Flatlip and 26-year-old Randall Flatlip.
Charges have been filed against Larson RonDeau. County Attorney G. Mark Thomas says he expects charges to be filed against the other three in the next few days.
None of the men has a listed phone number or appears to have an attorney to comment on his behalf.
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