A 13-year-old boy was jailed at juvenile hall after he allegedly sexually assaulted his 8-year-old female cousin, police told the Orange County Register.

The boy was booked on suspicion of rape, Santa Ana police said.

The attack was reported Saturday afternoon in the …

… 500 block of N. Porter St. in Santa Ana.


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The girl was taken to Western Medical Center to be checked out.

Given the age of the boy, will the allegations stick? That's awful young for a felony rape charge in California. Then again, the victim — if the accusation is true — will probably never be the same.

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