A Massachusetts teenager reported missing after being the victim of an assault at her Cape Cod school has been found safe, according to a family spokesperson and Mashpee police. This update comes after police said charges have been filed against another teen involved in the assault. “I am pleased to report that our missing juvenile has been located safely in the Town of Barnstable,” Mashpee Police Chief Scott W. Carline said in a video message to the community. Aliyah Konton, 15, was last seen Sunday in the area of Cape Drive, according to the Mashpee Police Department. Authorities announced Wednesday that she had been found. No further details were immediately released. Mashpee police said that on May 25, their department’s school resource officer was notified of an assault at Mashpee High School involving two students, a video of which was posted to a social media platform. Police said Wednesday that platform was Snapchat. Mashpee police said they worked with the Mashpee Schools Superintendent’s Office and the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office in the investigation. “As a result of this investigation, seven counts of Assault and Battery (MGL Chapter 265 Section 13A) were filed in the Falmouth District Juvenile Division of Court against a thirteen year old female involved in this incident,” Carline said in a written statement Police said the investigation into potential accomplices is still ongoing. Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the department’s detective bureau. Mashpee Police Department at 508-539-1480.
A Massachusetts teenager reported missing after being the victim of an assault at her Cape Cod school has been found safe, according to a family spokesperson and Mashpee police.
This update comes after police said charges have been filed against another teen involved in the assault.
“I am pleased to report that our missing juvenile has been located safely in the Town of Barnstable,” Mashpee Police Chief Scott W. Carline said in a video message to the community.
Aliyah Konton, 15, was last seen Sunday in the area of Cape Drive, according to the Mashpee Police Department. Authorities announced Wednesday that she had been found. No further details were immediately released.
Mashpee police said that on May 25, their department’s school resource officer was notified of an assault at Mashpee High School involving two students, a video of which was posted to a social media platform. Police said Wednesday that platform was Snapchat.
Mashpee police said they worked with the Mashpee Schools Superintendent’s Office and the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office in the investigation.
“As a result of this investigation, seven counts of Assault and Battery (MGL Chapter 265 Section 13A) were filed in the Falmouth District Court Juvenile Division against a thirteen year old female involved in this incident,” Carline said in a written statement. statement.
Police said the investigation into potential accomplices was still ongoing.
Anyone with information about the assault is asked to contact the Mashpee Police Department Detective Bureau at 508-539-1480.