Released pending court appearance
By Guy Page
Vermont State Police say an 18-year-old Barre resident has been cited in connection with a sexual assault reported earlier this year in Barre Town.
According to state police, the Bureau of Criminal Investigations at the Berlin Barracks opened an inquiry on May 21, after receiving a report of a sexual assault in a parking area on Websterville Road. Investigators determined that Evan Cross, 18, allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile female known to him inside a vehicle at that location.
Police said Cross surrendered at the Berlin Barracks at about 12:40 PM on November 20. He was fingerprinted, photographed, and issued a citation to appear in Washington Superior Court, Criminal Division, on December 4 to answer to a charge of sexual assault. He was released following processing.
State police noted that no further details about the victim will be released due to her age and the nature of the allegation.