Bridgeport man threatened to kill girl after sexually assaulting her on way to school, police say

After Bridgeport student assault, some ask: Is walk to school safe?

The sexual assault of a Bridgeport teen during her Tuesday morning walk to the high school has raised concerns about the distance that some students in the urban district must travel on foot each day. The teenager who was assaulted on Railroad Avenue in Bridgeport was on her way to the new Bassick High School on the University of Bridgeport campus. The road where she was assaulted runs alongside a raised railroad track and through an industrial …

Bridgeport man threatened to kill girl after sexually assaulting her on way to school, police say

"If you tell someone, I'll kill you," the suspect told the victim, she later told police.