Teen arrested in sexual assault near Concord BART station

CONCORD — A 17-year-old boy was arrested in connection to an alleged rape near the Concord BART station Friday morning, authorities said.

BART police reported that the assault happened in a BART parking structure shortly before noon Friday. An active investigation, including review of surveillance video, is currently underway, according to agency spokesperson Anna Duckworth.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of rape and brandishing a weapon, according to transit officials’ logs. He was booked Friday at Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall and issued a prohibition order, which bans him from entering BART property.

Concord Police received the initial call about the incident, but alerted the transit agency around 11:45 a.m.

No information about the victim’s age, gender or condition was released by authorities as of Saturday morning.