Air Force member charged with sexually assaulting teen girl
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A U.S. Air Force member has been accused in Connecticut of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he met online.
Exeter, Rhode Island, resident Nicholas Murphy is charged with sexual assault and illegal sexual contact.
Plainfield, Connecticut, police say the 26-year-old Murphy met the girl through social media. The girl was reported missing on Sept. 17, 2015. Police say she was with Murphy during that time.
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Murphy has turned himself over to authorities. He's being held on $50,000 cash bail and can't be reached for comment. He's scheduled to face a judge on Monday.
It's unclear whether he has an attorney who could comment on the charges against him.