Three women report rapes in or near Central City over the weekend, police said

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Three rapes were reported in or near Central City in Uptown over the weekend, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

On Friday, a 14-year-old girl reported a rape in the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that happened in early January 2015, police said.

The victim said she was sexually assaulted in early January 2015 by a male subject that goes to her school.

Two additional rapes were reported in Central City on Saturday, New Orleans police said.

Saturday’s first incident happened in the 2400 block of Willow Street shortly after 1 p.m., when a woman told police she was sexually assaulted, according to the NOPD.

Police said another woman was sexually assaulted about 2:45 p.m. in the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue.

All three incidents were categorized as aggravated rape.

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