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(CBS4) MELROSE A Somerville police officer is under arrest, accused of raping and assaulting a 2-year-old girl. Keith Winfield turned himself in to police Tuesday afternoon after a grand jury indicted him.
Winfield, 31, is accused of raping and assaulting the girl while she was in his care at his home in Melrose. The alleged assault happened in October 2005.
According to authorities, Winfield assaulted the toddler with a hot object which resulted in serious burns. When her mother brought her to the doctor, an examination determined the girl had been both physically and sexually abused.
A nine month investigation followed, at which point the case was turned over to a Middlesex County Grand Jury. Winfield is scheduled for arraignment in Superior Court in Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon.
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(CBS4) MELROSE A Somerville police officer is under arrest, accused of raping and assaulting a 2-year-old girl. Keith Winfield turned himself in to police Tuesday afternoon after a grand jury indicted him.
Winfield, 31, is accused of raping and assaulting the girl while she was in his care at his home in Melrose. The alleged assault happened in October 2005.
According to authorities, Winfield assaulted the toddler with a hot object which resulted in serious burns. When her mother brought her to the doctor, an examination determined the girl had been both physically and sexually abused.
A nine month investigation followed, at which point the case was turned over to a Middlesex County Grand Jury. Winfield is scheduled for arraignment in Superior Court in Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon.
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