The 15-year-old male who was convicted of raping a teen lady in a high school bathroom in Loudoun County, Virginia, pleaded no contest to charges of kidnapping and sexual battery in a 2nd case, ABC7 News reported Monday.
According to the report, a prosecutor said the kid had required a female student into an empty classroom at Broad Run High School, also in Loudoun County, and touched her personal locations without her permission.
With a no-contest plea, the teen did not admit regret however concurred the prosecution had enough proof for a conviction.
Teenager suspect in 2 incidents involving sex criminal offenses at 2 various @LCPSOfficial high schools in Loudoun County just pled no contest to kidnapping & sexual battery in a plea offer including the incident at Broad Run High School. This is the 2nd conviction for the young boy. @ 7NewsDC pic.twitter.com/y3Me2KoF53
— Scott Taylor 7 News I-Team (@ScottTaylorTV) November 15, 2021
The boy is arranged to be sentenced for both cases on December 13. At the majority of, he could deal with remaining in a juvenile jail up until he turns 21, said Loudoun County Commonwealth Lawyer Buta Biberaj.
The suspect’s mom informed ABC7 News, “My child is young and has a lot to discover. I hope he is provided the opportunity to be much better.”
In late October, Juvenile Court Judge Pamela Brooks found the young boy guilty of forcible sodomy and forcible fellatio. The young boy, dressed in a skirt, had actually gotten in the women’ restroom at Stone Bridge High School, where he assaulted the teen woman.
At around the time of the attack, the school district was weighing a transgender restroom policy where students might use the bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity, instead of their biological sex.
Scott Smith, whose daughter was attacked throughout the first incident in Might, had actually been dragged out of a school board conference and detained on June 22 after hearing school officials deny there had actually been reports of sexual attacks in the schools.
Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler likewise mentioned he was unaware of any assaults taking place in the restrooms, however then later on acknowledged, following parents’ outrage, the school district had “failed” to provide safety for its students.
The Loudoun County School District moved the teenager suspect from Stone Bridge High School following the first attack and into Broad Run High.
Jessica Smith, the mother of the very first victim, saidin a declaration:
Today is not just another day for our household. It is a day that further vindicates my child against her aggressor, holds him accountable for what he did, and helps advance the healing of both our daughter and our family from the suffering we have actually endured over these previous months.
An investigation has also been underway in Loudoun County by the sheriff’s workplace after numerous other reported incidents of a male student touching other trainees inappropriately in Consistency Middle School.