Derby rape case dismissed, with suspect deemed not competent

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief
The case against a man accused of raping a girl in Derby in 2006 has been dismissed, as he continued to be deemed “not competent” to stand trial for years.
Urel Gooden, now 46, had been charged with first-degree sexual assault, unlawful restraint and risk of injury to a minor.
Judge Richard Arnold recently dismissed the case in Superior Court in Milford.

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