HARTFORD, Conn. – A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday.

One of the teens beat the 25-year-old man with a bat and others punched him, police said. He suffered a black eye and several bruises.

The girl, two 17-year-old boys and Dilyen Langdeau, 19, of Torrington, were arrested Tuesday night and arraigned in Bantam Superior Court on Wednesday. Langdeau was charged with assault and conspiracy; the teens face similar counts. The fifth teenager was not charged.

A judge sealed the police report. The names of the girl and the two boys were not released because of their ages.

The 34-year-old woman, Melanie Arnold, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the girl is her daughter. Arnold denied she was screaming, and said her daughter thought she heard a slap and believed an assault was happening.

"Instead of asking what was going on, they assumed and took matters into their own hands," Arnold said. "Now they have to learn a lesson."

The teens knocked on the bedroom door and Arnold opened it, according to the couple, who recently broke up.

The teens rushed into the room and the man, Roger Swanson, said he didn't have a chance to explain himself. He said he tried to get away, but the teens chased him down and started beating him in the house.

He said he knelt down over a chair and tried to protect his face, but got hit in the eye and in the back. He said Arnold covered his back to try to protect him, but the teen with the bat started hitting him in the legs. Then the youths left.

"What if they fight someone else and those guys don't walk away? What if they kill somebody?" he said. "Then they're going to spend the rest of their lives in jail. These kids need to learn, go through the court system and see if you do something to somebody, you see what happens."

i already posted this

Didn't see it, sorry.

that poor guy !!!!!

no prob hon...I thought it was kinda funny and very embarrassing lol

Could you imagine? At least she knows her daughter loves her.

It appears he had the mother and price to pay a black eye
worth it?
May be priceless

I'd DIE if my son heard me and thought that

yeah...wow

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those little brats!!

While i will admit they went overboard, it shows she cares and was worried. They do need to see that there are consequences for their actions. They should have asked questions first and if their actually was an assault, called the police and interfered only if necessary.

SCREW THAT PROTECTING HER MOTHER IS WORTH ACOUPLA DAYS IN JUVI...I WAS THE OPPISITE I THOUGHT MOM WAS GETTIN SOME LOUD AND IGNORED IT THE NEXT DAY I WAS HELPIN FIND HER TEETH IN THE SHAG CARPETWILL FEEL GUILTY TILL THE DAY I DIE.

Yeah, next time let Mom take a beating.

If its a legit story, they should get off with easy sentences.

'Get off', no pun intended.

The man has probably gotten a cheap pub i wouldnt be suprised hearing how he'll start getting bugged by women now.its a shame on both of them how could the man have gone to his mistress home with the intent of nailing her when he probably knows she's got an "underage" daughter,the woman is a mess.the media too is sensational we got other issues to contend wit except their aim is to be hilarious and relieve us of economic stress through expensive jokes like dis

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The man has probably gotten cheap pub i wouldnt be suprised hearing that he's starting to get bugged by... He's definitely at fault for having gone to his mistress home with an intent of nailing her knowing fully well she has got an "underage" daughter the woman is also at fault for indecent acts though she was within the confines of her room,the media is also to blame for sensationalism knowing fully well we got other important issues to contend with except they trying to be hilarious by relieving us of economic tensions with this expensive huge jokes

The man has probably gotten cheap pub i wouldnt be suprised hearing that he's starting to get bugged by... He's definitely at fault for having gone to his mistress home with an intent of nailing her knowing fully well she has got an "underage" daughter the woman is also at fault for indecent acts though she was within the confines of her room,the media is also to blame for sensationalism knowing fully well we got other important issues to contend with except they trying to be hilarious by relieving us of economic tensions with this expensive huge jokes

The man has probably gotten cheap pub i wouldnt be suprised hearing that he's starting to get bugged by... He's definitely at fault for having gone to his mistress home with an intent of nailing her knowing fully well she has got an "underage" daughter the woman is also at fault for indecent acts though she was within the confines of her room,the media is also to blame for sensationalism knowing fully well we got other important issues to contend with except they trying to be hilarious by relieving us of economic tensions with this expensive huge jokes

The man has probably gotten cheap pub i wouldnt be suprised hearing that he's starting to get bugged by... He's definitely at fault for having gone to his mistress home with an intent of nailing her knowing fully well she has got an "underage" daughter the woman is also at fault for indecent acts though she was within the confines of her room,the media is also to blame for sensationalism knowing fully well we got other important issues to contend with except they trying to be hilarious by relieving us of economic tensions with this expensive huge jokes