Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Babysitter

A Smithfield man is accused of sexually assaulting his babysitter. Police have charged 24-year-old Aaron Vitela of North Fourth Street with sexual battery following the alleged incident on Saturday. The 19-year-old Pine Level woman babysat for Vitela and his girlfriend, according to Police Captain R.J. Cuddington. The victim also slept at the residence some nights. When the woman went to sleep on Saturday, Vitela allegedly got in bed with her and began touching her, Cuddington said. Vitela was jailed on a $5,000 bond.