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Officer Arrested On Sexual Assault And Kidnapping Charges

Zachary Pigeon (left) and Allen Pigeon mugshots
Vermont State Police
Zachary Pigeon (left) and Allen Pigeon mugshots

Vermont State Police say a St. Albans police officer has been arrested on charges of repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman in the past and recently kidnapping and assaulting her to keep her from reporting it.
Police say 29-year-old Zachary Pigeon was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman over a period of years in the mid-2000s.

Police say he and his father, 56-year-old Allen Pigeon of St. Albans, are also charged with recently kidnapping, assaulting and threatening the individual to try to prevent her from speaking about the incidents.

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