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17-year-old faces murder, sexual assault charges in Jessica Ridgeway’s death

Posted at 3:19 PM, Oct 30, 2012
and last updated 2012-10-30 15:19:35-04

(CNN) – A 17-year-old student was formally charged Tuesday with the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, whose body parts were found at a park in a Denver suburb earlier this month.

The Arapahoe Community College student was also charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted sexual assault and attempted murder of a female jogger last May.