At her age, they could have easily killed her.
Scum they are, but I hate to insult scum, which is not intentionally violent.
And, of course, if they had killed her, they would have felt no remorse whatsoever.
Until they appeared before a judge, when they’d hang their heads and have their lawyers explain how they were really altar boys turned Boy Scouts who somehow, inexplicably, took a wrong turn somewhere.