Two Barrington Girls, 12, Arrested for Beating and Forcing Teen to Strip, Eat Butter

Two 12-year-old Barrington girls are facing an assortment of charges stemming from their alleged violent and disturbing attack on a 15-year-old girl they invited to a sleepover and then held captive and abused.

Barrington Police Chief John M. LaCross said the two pre-teen girls were charged with felony assault, multiple counts of simple assault and conspiracy charges and were held over the weekend before a Family Court hearing on Monday when they were released to their parents.

Police said the victim was invited to a sleepover on Wednesday night and confronted by the two girls when she arrived. The pre-teens ordered the victim to remove her clothes and she was choked, slapped, hit with a wooden brush, forced to eat butter, insulted, taunted and had make up smeared on her face.

LaCross said the victim was not allowed to leave the house and “it was unknown what provoked the taunting and attack.”

The victim eventually locked herself in a room and allowed to dress. After about an hour, she ran home.

The victim’s mother reported the incident the following day.

There was no school in Barrington on Thursday for parent conferences and professional development.

Police said no adults were present during the time of the attack.

Both pre-teens were arrested on Friday.