Posted on 11/28/2005 4:54:36 PM PST by wagglebee
Five boys arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl at a downtown park have not been formally charged with a crime, according to Capt. Frank Fujii, Honolulu Police Department spokesman.
The Star-Bulletin reported in both the morning and afternoon editions today as well as its online edition that police filed charges against the boys yesterday.
That report was based on statements by police last night.
The city prosecutor’s office is working with the Family Court on formal charges against the boys but none has been filed.
Four of the boys — two 13-year-olds, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old — were arrested Saturday at their homes at about 6:30 a.m. A fifth boy, age 11, turned himself in to police about two hours later.
They are being held at the Juvenile Detention Facility on Alder Street.
The victim and an 11-year-old friend were walking home from an event at Central Intermediate School about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday when one of the boys allegedly pulled the victim to a playground slide at Beretania Community Park and sexually assaulted her, then called five other boys to do the same. The other girl was not attacked.
One of the boys hit the girl in the face, her mother has said.
A sixth boy present tried to stop the others, her daughter told her, so he will not face charges.
City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle could not talk specifically about the case because of privacy rules regarding juvenile suspects and added that proceedings will likely be shrouded in the confidentiality of Family Court.
“This is an appalling case and it will be handled in a system that’s cloaked in privacy so the public won’t get to know the who, how, and why this thing happened,” he said.
“There won’t be convictions, there will be adjudications which is not carried as a felony record.”
Only the 15-year-old boy meets the criteria to possibly be tried as an adult, Carlisle said.
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I was going to say that this is one case where Saudi or Islamic justice would be great, but then I remembered that they would probably just stone the girl.
Bonfire of the insanities.
Castrations would seem to be in order.
At the very least the girl, her family, or her friend and their family, should let neighbors and friends know who the little darlings are so that word spreads (it's a small island) as to whom to avoid...
This park has a long history of bad stuff happening there. It used to be the "homeless" park until the city cleared it out. It is near large subsidized housing complexes and downtown's seedier end.
Poor girl. Her parents should not have let her walk in or near this park .... especially at night.
Sickos, indeed. You are in Hawaii but have a California flag on your page? I'm impressed by your profile. Military history, red blooded conservative American-loving gal.
Why are we surprised? When we teach sexual practices to kids in kindergarten, at some point this is bound to happen. What happened to this little girl is unspeakable, but Liberals who fueled this event feel no sense of guilt.
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