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Teens interrupt amorous couple, beat man

Updated: Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 2:36 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 02 Jul 2009, 11:05 AM EDT

    Torrington (AP) - Police in Connecticut say they arrested four teenagers who misunderstood a woman's screams and beat a 25-year-old man after he had sex with her in her bedroom.

    The teens were arraigned Wednesday in Bantam Superior Court on assault and conspiracy charges in the June 6 beating in Torrington. They were arrested Tuesday.

    Police say a 16-year-old girl who lives in the home overheard the man and the 34-year-old woman, and got four friends to stop what she thought was an attack.

    Authorities say the teens beat the man with a baseball bat and punched him.

    The man, Roger Swanson of Torrington, says he sustained a black eye and several bruises.

    The woman, Melanie Arnold, denies there was screaming. She says the 16-year-old girl heard a slap and thought it was an assault.
     

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    Information from: Republican-American

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