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Dinodia Photo/Getty Images(CONNECTICUT) Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan has spoken out a week after she was allegedly assaulted by a man while attending a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers with her family. The incident was reported at the XL Center in Hartford on the morning of June 28. Police said in a news release that officers responded to the area of 225 Trumbull Street after an assault against a female, who sustained minor injuries. When they arrived on the scene, the responding officers found the suspect already detained by civilian bystanders and he was arrested. "During the officer s investigation, it was determined that the suspect approached a female, later determined to be a public official, and began to make unwanted advances," police said. "The suspect also attempted to prevent her from leaving and assaulted the female." Police did not name Khan in the news release, as they don t identify crime victims, but the lawmaker was identified the day o

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