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Missing Vermont Girl's Stepfather Arrested in Connection With Uncle's Sex Assault Charges
Tuesday , July 01, 2008
CHELSEA, Vt. —
Vermont State Police arrested the stepfather of a missing 12-year-old girl in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving her uncle.
Brooke Bennett's stepfather Ray A. Gagnon, 40, was taken into custody Tuesday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault on a minor, according to authorities.
The arrest is related to charges against Brooke's uncle, Michael Jacques.
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The new charges and second arrest do not involve Brooke, who vanished last week, police said.
Brooke's father James Bennett told FOX News that his ex-wife was married to Gagnon, but they broke up several years ago.
Bennett said he doesn't know if the couple is divorced. Brooke lived in Alabama with Gagnon and her mother for six years, Bennett said.
Jacques was charged on Monday with sexually assaulting a young girl over a five-year period. The girl told police she had been enrolled in what police called a program for sex.
Gagnon, of San Antonio, Texas, is due in court at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Vermont District Court in White River Junction.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Missing Vermont Girl's Stepfather Arrested in Connection With Uncle's Sex Assault Charges
Tuesday , July 01, 2008
CHELSEA, Vt. —
Vermont State Police arrested the stepfather of a missing 12-year-old girl in connection with a sexual assault investigation involving her uncle.
Brooke Bennett's stepfather Ray A. Gagnon, 40, was taken into custody Tuesday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault on a minor, according to authorities.
The arrest is related to charges against Brooke's uncle, Michael Jacques.
Click here for photos.
The new charges and second arrest do not involve Brooke, who vanished last week, police said.
Brooke's father James Bennett told FOX News that his ex-wife was married to Gagnon, but they broke up several years ago.
Bennett said he doesn't know if the couple is divorced. Brooke lived in Alabama with Gagnon and her mother for six years, Bennett said.
Jacques was charged on Monday with sexually assaulting a young girl over a five-year period. The girl told police she had been enrolled in what police called a program for sex.
Gagnon, of San Antonio, Texas, is due in court at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday in Vermont District Court in White River Junction.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.