WENATCHEE — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree rape, with prosecutors saying he sexually assaulted three students on a football team bus trip.
But the parents and attorney of the boy say it was horseplay among boys.
Prosecutors say the boy penetrated three other boys with his finger against their will on the charter bus that brought the freshman boys’ football team back from Spokane. The family’s attorney, Brandon Redal, says the incident appeared to arise from “horseplay,” and that the evidence does not support rape charges.
The Wenatchee World reported that the teen was charged Monday. He is being held on a $50,000 bail. Chelan County juvenile prosecutor Allen Blackmon said the boy could face up to 65 weeks in state detention on each, given a prior run-in with the law.
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