Authorities are accusing a Pittsburgh woman of sexually assaulting two young boys after she grabbed them as they tried to shovel snow from a sidewalk.
According to CBS News, police were dispatched to the woman's home Wednesday night after receiving a report of a robbery in progress. reported Thursday, citing a criminal complaint. Officers said they found two boys, ages 12 and 13, who were believed to be intoxicated inside the home.
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Police said in a criminal complaint that the boys were speaking loudly and unintelligibly, saying that the woman had been intoxicated and groped her. Officers eventually made contact with the caller, later identified as Rochelle Stewart, but when she finally answered the door, she refused to answer any questions and made no mention of the robbery. There wasn't.
The boys were then separated by police for integration purposes. The boys gave police similar accounts of what happened, according to court documents. The two men were walking around the neighborhood and had offered to shovel snow from the sidewalk for money, so Steward claimed he offered to do it for $5.
While they were at work, she allegedly invited them to her home for a hot chocolate break. She then offered them alcohol. One of the boys told police that the boy was drunk and sat next to him and tried to touch him inappropriately. The boys told police they left the property at the time, but one of them realized he had left his coat behind and had to return. It was then that police arrived at the home. (Related: Report: Police tape two young children while chasing knife-wielding carjacking suspect)
Police said they found the victim's coat and a half-empty half-gallon of vodka on Steward's couch. One of the boys allegedly shared with police a video of Steward rubbing his shoulder and arm while sitting with the other boy. Ms Steward denied letting the boys into her home. Police took her to the Allegheny County Jail and charged her with serving alcohol to a minor, corrupting a minor, indecent assault and making a false report to law enforcement, according to CBS News.
Police also took the two boys back to their respective homes after contacting their mother.
