Sexual assault suspect wanted by Saugus Police

SAUGUS – Police are seeking a 19-year-old man on charges including assault to rape and said that the man should be considered dangerous.Rashad Deihim of Saugus is sought on charges of assault with intent to rape; kidnapping; indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or older; and posing or exhibiting a child in a sexual act, according to a press release from Saugus Police.Deihim is wanted in connection with a Sept. 3 incident in which he and two co-defendants allegedly recorded the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. The video was then distributed via the mobile phone application Snapchat, police said. Police reported finding the alleged victim half-naked, under the influence and alone in the woods. She was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors confirmed a sexual assault had occurred, according to court documents.Kailyn Bonia, 18, of 7 Woodbury Ave., Saugus, pleaded not guilty to assault to rape; indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over; posing or exhibiting a child in a sexual act; and kidnapping; at her Sept. 12 arraignment in Lynn District Court. She remains held without bail pending trial.The third co-defendant, a 17-year-old male juvenile, was arraigned in Lynn Juvenile Court last week on charges of assault to rape, joint venture; indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, joint venture; posing a child for sexual photographs; dissemination of child pornography; and kidnapping, according to a representative from Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett’s office.Police said Deihim, shown in a previous booking photo, should be considered dangerous and may be attempting to flee the state. Police described Deihim as having brown hair, a skinny build and measuring 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 180 to 185 pounds.Police asked anybody who knows about Deihim’s whereabouts to call Saugus Police at 781-941-1199 or the Saugus Police Anonymous Tip Line at 781-231-4037.