Miguel Rivera of Holyoke charged with Enfield sexual assault on 13-year-old girl
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
ENFIELD - A 47-year-old Holyoke man is facing multiple charges Connecticut following his arrest last week in Enfield in connection with the reported sexual assault on 13-year-old girl.
Miguel Rivera is charged with illegal sexual assault on a person under age 16, fourth-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, and making threats.
Rivera was arrested Thursday in Enfield following an investigation by Enfield police into a reported sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. The girl reported the assault while being treated at the hospital.
Police Chief Alaric Fox in a statement to the press said that Rivera was acquainted with the girl’s family. In addition to the sexual assault charges, Rivera is charged with threatening to harm her family if she told anyone what happened.