PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Somerville teen charged with using a broomstick to rape a fellow student at a sports camp in Otis pleaded not guilty at his Superior Court arraignment.
Galileo Mondol pleaded not guilty Thursday to seven charges, including aggravated rape on a person under 16.
The 17-year-old Mondol was allowed to remain free on the $100,000 bail he posted after his district court arraignment, with the same conditions.
The Berkshire Eagle (
Prosecutors say Mondol was one of three Somerville High School soccer players charged in connection with the alleged assault Aug. 25 in a cabin at Camp Lenox in Otis, which the school had rented for a preseason team building camp.
) reports that Mondol's lawyer refused comment after Thursday's proceedings. Another defense lawyer previously said evidence against the teen is thin.
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