9 California high school boys arrested in alleged sexual assaults of 2 girls

[alp227]

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

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LA Times: 14 boys accused of sex crimes at Venice High; police find photos of sex acts

[FreakinDJ]

1. Sex under the Age of Consent = Sexual Assualt

In California

Doesn't matter that several of the "Male Minors" were under the age of consent themselves

[ColesCountyDem]

2. CA doesn't have a 'Romeo and Juliet' exception?

Wow!

[okasha]

8. Romeo and Juliet exceptions

apply only to consensual sex.

[ColesCountyDem]

9. I'm aware of that.

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]

10. Romeo and Julit laws

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]

13. 2 or 3 years is indeed the common age range.

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]

14. I believe it is above/below the age of 13

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]

18. Consensual sex between those close in age is rarely prosecuted, though.

Evidently the activity mentioned in the OP was not consensual.

[PersonNumber503602]

19. I don't think that's relevant in this case either way.

It sounds like the girls were actually sexually assaulted.

[ripcord]

3. I heard on a news report that the boys used social media threats to pressure the girls

In other words they were probably blackmailing them into preforming sex acts.

[davidpdx]

5. Yeah, that's what I just posted

See mine below. That might be the tip of the iceberg as I can see other possible charges being filed.

[riversedge]

12. So, nothing about this is Romeo and Juliet!

[davidpdx]

4. Sounds like coercion and blackmail might be added to the charges if that is what indeed happened

The pictures would be considered underage pornography and maybe even distribution of underage pornography if they were sent to other people.

[ColesCountyDem]

6. The feds could get involved, if it's considered to be child porn.

Even if the feds don't pick it up, those boys are in a sh*tload of trouble.

[davidpdx]

11. Yeah they are

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]

7. Cant read the link on my tiny phone, but are the males "athletes"?

[ManiacJoe]

15. As opposed to actual athletes?

[Skittles]

20. problems with your tiny handheld, 7962?

yes INDEED

[7962]

21. Hate the little touch screens. Try to touch a link and end up clicking ads!

But its work-issued so I cant complain about the price

[father founding]

16. the blame game

Of course, this belongs on the doorstep of Hollywood, who else ?

[nomorenomore08]

17. Because teenagers never committed sexual assault before R-rated movies came along?

Or were you being facetious?

[Aristus]

22. If any of them play football, they'll just get a slap on the wrist...