Teen raped at abortion clinic
2005-07-16 08:45
Bridgeport - A janitor at a women's clinic has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting three teenage girls, including a 14-year-old allegedly raped while he claimed to be giving her an abortion.
Michael Britt allegedly told the 14-year-old, who feared she was pregnant, that he could perform an abortion using a cream, and sexually assaulted her under the guise of applying it, police said in court documents.
The administrator for the clinic where the alleged assault occurred, Summit Women's Centre, said Britt worked as a janitor there.
The allegations surfaced after a friend of two of the girls went to police, according to court documents.
Britt was arrested on Thursday and arraigned on Friday, remaining in jail in lieu of $200 000 bond.
"We're co-operating with law enforcement," said Tanya Little, the clinic's administrator.
Britt also purportedly ran a modelling agency in the same building where the clinic is located.
Police seized computers from the modelling office, police Captain Lynn Kerwin. It was unclear whether Britt actually represented models.
An 18-year-old woman told the friend that Britt said she needed to learn a new walking technique to be a model, according to the court documents. Britt allegedly asked the woman to remove her clothes, had intercourse with her to teach her the technique, telling her, "this is what it takes to be a model."
- AP