Charlotte Police Arrest 13-Year-Old For Sexual Assaults

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A 13-year-old male has been arrested and charged for two sexual assaults that occurred in January, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday afternoon. The juvenile, who was not named, was arrested Friday, April 21 after his identity was confirmed by a DNA sample sent to CMPD’s crime lab

The first of the two cases occurred on Jan. 10, when a 17-year-old woman told police she was assaulted by a teenage male as she was leaving an apartment complex laundry facility in the 900 block of Brookrun Drive. She said the suspect grabbed her and threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her. He fled when another person wanted into the laundry room.

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A second incident occurred on Jan. 23, police say, when a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted while taking a walk near the 4400 block of Murrayhill Road. She said the suspect forced her to the ground and forcibly fondled her, and fled when she resisted and screamed.

The juvenile suspect has been charged with second-degree sex offense, attempted second degree rape and second degree kidnapping. Additional charges are pending, police say.

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