Man Charged with Abducting Tot



TOPSHAM, Maine — Police say a Topsham man is charged with criminal restraint after allegedly luring a 5-year old girl into his apartment.

29-year old Stuart Bull was arrested following Saturday's incident at the Whispering Pines Apartment Complex and could face further charges.

Police say a neighbor saw Bull entice the 5-year-old girl to come into his apartment as the girl was riding her bicycle and her mother went into her apartment for a moment. Police say the girl was released when an adult male relative smashed in a door in the apartment and took the girl to safety.

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