Norwich man charged with raping 2 children

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Norwich man has been charged with sexually assaulting two children.

Police tell the Norwich Bulletin they took 34-year-old Christopher Diskin into custody on Saturday night. He is charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

Police did not releases the ages or genders of the victims.

Police say Diskin knew the children and the incident was not a random encounter.

Diskin is being held in lieu of $500,000 bond and is scheduled to make his first appearance in Norwich Superior Court on Monday. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

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Information from: Norwich Bulletin, http://www.norwichbulletin.com