Police: Man Broke Into House, Sexually Assaulted Young Girl

Investigators say the suspect fled after an adult living in the Portland, Maine, home entered the young victim's room.

Police in Portland, Maine, are advising people in the Bayside neighborhood to be on alert after a man broke into a house and sexually assaulted a young girl.

According to police, the burglary and assault happened at 3 a.m. last Sunday. When an adult living in the home went into the girl's room, they say, the man fled.

Investigators say they are now looking for 25-year-old Julian Soto as a person of interest in the case. He lives in the neighborhood and police want to ask him some questions.

At this point, they are not calling him a suspect.

Police have told neighbors to keep their doors and windows locked as a precaution, but they also believe this was likely an isolated incident.

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