11-year-old girl charged with sexual assault

Danbury News-Times ^ | May 13, 2003 | AP

[LurkedLongEnough]

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) - Local police have charged an 11-year-old girl with sexually assaulting another youth in a north Milford neighborhood, the Connecticut Post reported.

The girl's identity and details of the case were not made public because of state laws prohibiting the release of detail information in juvenile cases, police and prosecutors said.

Police arrested the girl last month and charged her with five counts each of sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, charges that could send an adult to prison for life if convicted.

The existence of the case became public Friday when police released a monthly report on juvenile arrest data for April.

At least one Milford resident, Greg Vetter, 33, said the public has a right to know exactly where the girl lives. He said he understands the need to protect young, first-time offenders, but believes some serious cases should be made public.

"You should be able to know that something has happened in your neighborhood," Vetter told the newspaper.

A parent, he added, could better protect his or her child when information is available about dangerous juveniles living in their neighborhoods.

A complaint about the 11-year-old girl was made to Milford police on Jan. 8. Investigators obtained a warrant and arrested the girl on April 2. It was unclear which court was handling the case.

[buccaneer81]

All you have to see is the video of the "Powder Puff" football game in Illinois last week to understand how some girls can be unspeakably cruel to other girls. My guess is this case falls into the same category.

[TaxRelief]

What crime did she commit? One kid's word against another?

[cherry]

certainly a lack of information here....

if all is true, and this person attacked another , younger child, then I would seriously look into abuse at home......

[Risa]

>>if all is true, and this person attacked another , younger child, then I would seriously look into abuse at home......<<

You raise a very good point. The child perpetrator of a sexual crime is often manifesting learned behavior, i.e. from having experienced the same abuse themselves. Besides having been sexually over-stimulated, they harbor a lot of anger and rage.

In any case, the 11 year old needs some serious psychiatric help -- it may not be too late to deflect her from a bad life-course.
risa