By Associated Press - Monday, May 4, 2015

ZAP, N.D. (AP) - A 23-year-old man from Zap is facing the possibility of life in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls.

The Bismarck Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1bt2YXa ) Michael Kost has been charged with gross sexual imposition and sexual assault.

Court documents say a 14-year-old girl and 17-year-old girl told the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department that they were at Kost’s home on the night of April 28. Both girls said Kost fondled them. The 14-year-old said Kost also sexually assaulted her.

Both girls told police that they did not consent to Kost’s actions.

Kost is out of custody and awaiting a preliminary hearing. He is due back in court May 27.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, https://www.bismarcktribune.com

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