Girl was assaulted by family over belly button ring

A girl's decision to remove her belly ring provoked a family fight, according to Mechanicsburg police.

The girl, who was unnamed by police because she is a juvenile, removed her belly ring on Tuesday night because it had become infected, police said. Two adult family members in the home, Lisa Sites and Kory Sites, became upset over that, police said.

Kory Sites held the girl down, police alleged, while Lisa Sites attempted to put the belly ring back in. The girl also was struck during the altercation, police said.

She managed to get out of the home in the 200 block of West Marble Street and to the police station, police said. Kory and Lisa Sites were arrested a short time later and charged with assault. They were jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.