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Crime & Mayhem

12-Year-Old Boys Arrested For Sexual Assault at Middle School, Police Say

October 11, 2016 5:55pm | Updated October 11, 2016 5:55pm

OCEAN HILL — Three boys were arrested Friday for an alleged sexual assault on a 12-year-old student at a Brooklyn middle school, police said.

The students, two of whom are 12 and another 14, pulled down the victim’s pants and forcibly touched her in a basement stairwell at Mott Hall IV at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to police.

Authorities were notified of the incident by the principal of the Ocean Hill middle school, located at 1137 Herkimer St. near Saratoga Avenue, officials said.

The boys were charged with rape, robbery, grand larceny and unlawful imprisonment, among other charges, according to officials.

Police had no further information on the incident.

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