Deputy Liberian ambassador wants to meet young rape victim, 4 suspects in PhoenixPHOENIX — Liberia’s deputy ambassador will travel to Phoenix in hopes of meeting with an 8-year-old rape victim, the four boys accused of attacking her, and their Liberian families in part to help dispel notions that rape is condoned in the West African country. Brit Teen charged after splashing bleach on a woman in restaurant
Grand jury in Phoenix indicts 14-year-old boy in rape of 8-year-old Liberian girlPHOENIX — A 14-year-old Liberian refugee has been indicted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old girl at a Phoenix apartment complex. Judge says young detainee held illegally, orders his release after 6½ years at GuantanamoWASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released — 6½ years after the detainee from Afghanistan says he was tortured into confessing at age 12. Now frowning: Teen accused of drawing smiley faces at Connecticut school arrestedSTRATFORD, Conn. — He may not be so happy anymore. A Connecticut teen has been arrested on allegations he drew smiley faces all over Stratford High School while avoiding officials’ efforts to catch him. Phoenix officials say case of 4 boys charged in 8-year-old girl’s rape is ‘deeply disturbing’PHOENIX — Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their teens, running from an empty shed. 4 boys ages 9 to 14 charged in Phoenix in 8-year-old girl’s sexual assaultPHOENIX — Authorities said Thursday that four boys ages 9 to 14 took turns raping an 8-year-old girl in a shed for more than 10 minutes after luring the young victim with chewing gum in what Phoenix police are calling one of the most horrific cases they’ve ever seen. Youth offenders victimized by corrupt Pa. judge want convictions tossed, retrials barredWILKES-BARRE, Pa. — For years, prosecutors in northeastern Pennsylvania stood by and did nothing as a corrupt judge systematically violated the rights of more than 6,000 youth offenders who appeared in his courtroom, lawyers for some of the children asserted in court Friday. Family spokeswoman of slain Fla. couple: Safe stolen had only jewelry, documents and medicinePENSACOLA, Fla. — The spokeswoman for the family of a slain wealthy Florida couple says the safe stolen from their home contained only jewelry, family documents and children’s prescription medication. Pa. teenager accused of trying to bomb sleeping family will stand trial in juvenile courtPITTSBURGH — A 17-year-old boy from suburban Pittsburgh — who police say tried to kill his sleeping family last fall by placing homemade chlorine bombs in their beds — will be tried in juvenile court. NYC police arrest teen in Starbucks blast, say he was imitating ‘Fight Club’ characterNEW YORK — A 17-year-old mimicking Brad Pitt’s “Fight Club” character, who plans attacks on corporate America, was arrested for masterminding a pre-dawn blast outside a Starbucks Coffee shop on Memorial Day, police said Wednesday. Texas teen sentenced to life in prison for homeless man’s beating death in trash binABILENE, Texas — An Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Conn. police arrest alleged pot dealer who used McNugget box to package the drugLITCHFIELD, Conn. — Connecticut police have arrested a teen, accusing him of selling marijuana and packing it in a Chicken McNugget box. Police said the teen and three alleged customers were nabbed after a police officer spotted some suspicious activity over the weekend. Police said the teen grew marijuana in his apartment and packaged the dope in McNugget boxes. Pregnant Utah girl accused of paying to be beaten to induce miscarriage pleads no contestVERNAL, Utah — A pregnant Utah teenager charged with hiring a man to beat her in an effort to induce a miscarriage has entered a no contest plea in juvenile court. Texas 16-year-old charged in accidental shooting death of her 12-year-old sisterGALVESTON, Texas — A 16-year-old Texas girl faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in what investigators say was the accidental shooting death of her 12-year-old sister. Fla. teen accused of over a dozen cat killings set for release under electronic monitoringMIAMI — A judge in Miami says a teenager accused of more than a dozen cat killings is “competent” to be released from jail under electronic monitoring. Judge to review psychiatric evaluation of Florida teen accused of killing 19 neighborhood catsMIAMI — A judge in Miami is expected to review the psychiatric evaluation of a teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats in two South Florida neighborhoods. Chicago teen pleads guilty in 2007 shooting that killed boy on city busCHICAGO — A Chicago teen has pleaded guilty in the killing of a boy who was shot while he tried to shield a classmate aboard a city bus. 18-year-old arrested in probe of gruesome cat mutilation deaths in Miami areaMIAMI — A South Florida teenager was arrested early Sunday and accused of killing and mutilating the cats of his neighbors — a disturbing string of deaths that has horrified residents and shaken animal lovers in two Miami-area communities. Authorities: 18-year-old arrested in probe of gruesome cat mutilation deaths in Miami areaMIAMI — A teenager was arrested early Sunday and accused of committing a string of gruesome cat mutilation deaths that had horrified residents of his Miami area community, authorities said. Authorities: 18-year-old arrested in probe of gruesome cat deaths in 2 Miami area districtsMIAMI — Authorities say a teenager has been arrested and accused of committing a series of cat mutilation deaths in his Miami area community. Teen charged with shooting 2 Milwaukee police officers, with 1 in critical conditionMILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee teen accused of shooting and wounding two police officers this week has been charged with two counts of attempted homicide. 14-year-old hunter convicted of second-degree manslaughter for death on Wash. hiking trailMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teen hunter has been convicted of second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting a hiker he had mistaken for a bear on a popular Washington state trail. Oklahoma drugstore shooting stirs debate over self-defense, turns a pharmacist into folk heroOKLAHOMA CITY — Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away. Then, in a scene recorded by the drugstore’s security camera, he went behind the counter, got another gun, and pumped five more bullets into the wounded teenager as he lay on the floor. Teen charged with murder in 2008 double-fatal crash steals another car, crashes it and diesDETROIT — Authorities in Detroit say a 17-year-old accused of killing two women while driving a stolen U.S. Army van last year has died after crashing another stolen vehicle. Sheriff: 4 teens charged with sexually assaulting fellow flag football player at Fla. schoolTAMPA, Fla. — Authorities say four teenagers at a Florida school have been charged with sexually assaulting a member of their flag football team with a broomstick and a hockey stick. In juvenile court, 2 teens deny planning to shoot up Southern California high schoolPOMONA, Calif. — Two teenagers have denied in court they planned to bring guns to their California high school and randomly shoot fellow students. 3 Northern California teenagers arrested after homeless man found dead from beatingREDDING, Calif. — Three teenagers have been arrested in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Northern California. |
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LONDON — British police say they have charged a 16-year-old boy with assault after he allegedly splashed bleach on a woman who had asked him to be quiet during a movie. The woman confronted a group of teenagers at a late July screening of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in Leeds, about 190 miles (300 kilometers) north of London.
