Posted on 08/04/2006 4:05:47 PM PDT by jmc1969
An 8-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting a second-grade classmate last week at a St. Paul elementary school now faces expulsion.
The incident happened on the playground at Four Seasons A+ Elementary, which holds classes year round, as students waited for buses just before the end of the day July 24.
The boy is believed to have approached an 8-year-old girl on a slide, forced her to kiss his private parts and then simulated sex on her, according to school district officials and members of the girl's family.
The slide was enclosed by a tube, making it impossible for the teacher on duty to see what was happening, said Marilyn Baeker, acting area superintendent who oversees Four Seasons.
St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh confirmed that police received a report alleging sexual contact between two juveniles, both age 8, had occurred at Four Seasons.
A sex crimes investigator looked at the case, but because of the suspect's age, it went no further with police, Walsh said. Under Minnesota law, children under age 10 cannot be charged with criminal offenses.
Police referred the case to a Ramsey County program for young offenders, All Children Excel. The program aims to identify children age 9 and under who are at high risk of becoming what is known as serious, violent and chronic offenders.
The boy was suspended and has been recommended for expulsion, said district spokesman Rich Goldsmith.
Another second-grade boy who was present during the incident was suspended for a week, Baeker said. She said that boy is not believed to have participated directly in the alleged assault but also did not intervene to help.
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Probably perfectly normal home: No TV screening. Kids get to stay up late. View the PlayBoy channel. Wouldn't want to inhibit their creativity or freedom of expression. (sarcasm intended)
I know, like the book...
You would be amazed how often this sort of thing happens, and at what early ages. Very few actually make the news. I deal with it regularly. Usually the parents are either druggies who have exposed the kids to pornography, either deliberately or inadvertently, or they're just completely oblivious to the effect that their own behavior, words, "entertainment", etc. has on their children. I have run across situations in which I believed that parents were actually promoting sexualized behavior in their children for profit. Darn hard to prove though.
Sometimes the kids see the parents (or mom and boyfriend, more often than not) engaged in sexual activity. Way too many parents, have very little, if any, sense of decency, self-respect or responsibility for their children any more.
Did any of you stop to think that maybe the kid has been sexualized by a pedophile?
No, it's Clinton's fault.
Naw, he should be home-schooled! (/sarc)
LOL! But, Bob isn't the 48-hour boner guy. He's the "take a magic pill and watch your penis grow" guy.
I expect that has been looked at. Typically, there is enough information gleaned from this type of investigation to determine whether or not to substantiate the allegations, and if they hadn't been substantiated, it is highly unlikely that we would be reading about it in a public forum. In my experience, it isn't usually that difficult to figure out who's telling the truth between a couple of 8 year olds. Often, the offender will admit to it.
Whoever gets to it first.
And now that you're older?
I've heard rumor of it.
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