Crime & Safety
Easton Man Bit Girlfriend's Breast, Police Say
Jorge Mario Duque-Tejada, 24 charged with indecent assault.
An Easton man is accused of choking his girlfriend then ripping her shirt and biting her right breast, court records say.
Jorge Mario Duque-Tejada, 24, of 47 S. Mulberry St., was charged with indedent assault, simple assault and harassment by physical contact.
The records say police got involved around 9:40 Sunday night after a report that a woman was crying for help on the 100 block of S. 10th Street.
The woman told police what Duque-Tejada allegedly did to her:
He choked her, released her throat, then grabbed her shirt and ripped it, exposing a breast. He grabbed her right breast and bit down on it. Police said teeth marks and bruising on the skin were visible.
Duque-Tejada was arraigned at 2:05am Monday by on-duty District Judge Robert Hawke of Lehigh Township and committed to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail.
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