9 California high school boys arrested in alleged sexual assaults of 2 girls
Source: CNN
Los Angeles (CNN) - Nine boys aged 14 to 17 were arrested Friday on accusations of unlawful sex acts against two underage girls for more than a year, on and off the campus of Venice High School, according to police and school officials.
Eight of the nine male students were arrested on campus, and the other was taken into custody off-campus, police said.
Detectives have identified a total of 14 people, all between ages 14 and 17, who allegedly sexually assaulted the two female Venice High School students multiple times, said Cmdr. Andrew Smith of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police were "rounding up" the five other alleged assailants, all minors, Smith told reporters Friday. Police have those students' names, he said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/13/us/california-venice-high-school-sexual-assaults/index.html
LA Times: 14 boys accused of sex crimes at Venice High; police find photos of sex acts
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)In California
Doesn't matter that several of the "Male Minors" were under the age of consent themselves
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Wow!
okasha
(11,573 posts)apply only to consensual sex.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)I asked the question because apparently even consensual sex between a 14 year-old and another 14 year-old is rape, under the statute.
okasha
(11,573 posts)apply only within a limited age range. I'm not familiar with the California statute, but if I recall correctly, many states set the permissible age difference at two years.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Some states don't have Romeo and Juliet exceptions, including my own state. In IL, consensual sex between minors is legal, while sex between a minor and an adult of any age is a crime.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,651 posts)As far as consensual sex between teens in CA. There are other laws relating over/under 18 and more than 10 years' age difference between minors and adults (created to deal with predators having sex with teens at the age of consent). An atty gen. Ruling Suspended reporting and prosecution of consensual sex between a 17 year old and an 18-19 year old, even though it is technically unlawful intercourse.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)Evidently the activity mentioned in the OP was not consensual.
PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)It sounds like the girls were actually sexually assaulted.
ripcord
(5,498 posts)In other words they were probably blackmailing them into preforming sex acts.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)See mine below. That might be the tip of the iceberg as I can see other possible charges being filed.
riversedge
(70,282 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)The pictures would be considered underage pornography and maybe even distribution of underage pornography if they were sent to other people.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Even if the feds don't pick it up, those boys are in a sh*tload of trouble.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)If they were doing it on social media (Facebook) my guess is even if they erased it there is a record of it and it can be subpoenaed.
7962
(11,841 posts)ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)Skittles
(153,179 posts)yes INDEED
7962
(11,841 posts)But its work-issued so I cant complain about the price
father founding
(619 posts)Of course, this belongs on the doorstep of Hollywood, who else ?
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)Or were you being facetious?