Last July, a group of very young teens/preteens got together and gang-raped a girl who was 8 years old at the time. Four boys, ages 9-13, lured the girl to a storage shed while claiming that they had chewing gum for her. They restrained her, then took turns raping her. All of the children are Liberian refugees. They are in various positions of standing trial. One of the four, who was 14 then and is now 15 was tried as an adult. The 13 year old in the internet article was just released to his parents. He has to wear a tracking device, has to go to restoration lessons, he must stay home unless he is with an adult, he can't have any contact with the girl or his rape friends, and he can't be around any children under 12 years of age. The thought is that it is better for him to be home while on trial. He's being charged with kidnapping and sexual assault, but it isn't clear yet if he will be charged as a adult or not. His name hasn't been mentioned because of how young he is.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,582465,00.html
My Opinion: Rape is horrible. 13 year old boys are capable of it, and therefore they should be tried as an adult.
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