10-Year-old Boy Charged With Rape

10-Year-old Boy Charged With Rape
Dayton, Tenn. - A 10-year-old boy has been charged with raping a 5-year-old boy while the two were playing videogames. Police say the incident happened June 16.
The younger boy's father left the two alone in the apartment for about 30 minutes to go to the grocery store and returned to find his son being assaulted, police said.
The older child, who had been staying with the younger boy's neighbors, confessed and said he learned how to do it by watching his parents, police said.
A juvenile judge released the 10-year-old to his mother's custody and scheduled a court hearing for Thursday.
Police say the 10-year-old probably won't be incarcerated but will be required to receive counseling and may be assigned a probation officer.
"This is one of the most difficult cases I've ever had to deal with," said Dayton Police Investigator Billy Cranfield.
June 26, 1999
Source: Newswire
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