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Melrose Man Faces Sex Charges
A 21 year old man faces 11 years behind bars after being charged with raping
a girl and fondling another. Police say Austin Ugo, of Melrose, felt up a 17 year old girl in his apartment then forced her 16 year old friend to have sex with him.
It allegedly happened in late July. The older girl said Ugo hit her with a stick then groped her……….then took the 16 year old in a bedroom where she saw them having sex. The 16 year old told police she objected to it.
He’s been released on a signature bond.