Two Massachusetts men have been charged with sexually assaulting a Newport, New Hampshire, teen in her own home last month.

Newport police said they received a 911 call on Sept. 28 from a teenage resident reporting that a man was trying to get into her home, armed with a knife. Police responded to the scene, and said Jose Ricarte, 21, and Andy Abiel Garion Nowell, 20, both of Fall River, Massachusetts, were taken into custody following an investigation.

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Ricarte was initially charged with simple assault, and Nowel was taken into protective custody due to his intoxication level.

After a follow-up investigation including witness interviews and analysis of forensic evidence, police said they developed probable cause t

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