North Idaho authorities are investigating a reported abduction and sexual assault involving a teenage girl near Hayden but are having difficulty corroborating the attack. A 17-year-old girl called 911 shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday to report that a man had abducted her from her bedroom, taken her to the nearby woods and sexually assaulted her, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies quickly set up a perimeter around where the girl was found and searched for four hours but did not locate a suspect. “Based upon our very preliminary investigation, KCSO wants to assure the community that at this time we have not been able to validate reports that a man forcibly removed the girl from her home,” said a press release from the Sheriff’s Office/SR. More here.