A man from Philadelphia is being charged of kidnapping two adolescent girls and transporting them to the state of New Jersey.
After a resident of Aberdeen called the police early on Monday morning and reported that the two were knocking on doors in an attempt to find a place to sleep, the authorities were able to locate the girls.
Police say Benjamin Pessin is charged with s*xually assaulting at least one of the girls:
KIDNAPPING ARREST: Police say Benjamin Pessin is charged with sexually assaulting at least one of the girls.https://t.co/BYPH4QtzgR
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After that, the girls were brought back together with their mother, as stated by the police.
Benjamin Pessin is allegedly charged with s*xually assaulting at least one of the girls, according to the police reporting.