3 young boys 8 & 9 years old arrested for Rape

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ACWORTH, Ga. -- Police say they've arrested three young boys on charges they kidnapped and raped an 11-year-old girl in the woods near an Acworth apartment complex.


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Police say the boys -- who are 8 and 9 years old -- are in a Cobb County youth detention center but face adult criminal charges.

Police reports show the girl went to authorities Saturday for the alleged attack, which she says happened Thursday.

The victim told police they had been playing outside the West Ridge Apartments before the attack.

"The three boys have been charged with crimes ranging from rape, sexual assault, kidnapping and false imprisonment," said Capt. Wayne Bennard of the Acworth Police Department.

The suspects are being held at the Cobb County Youth Detention Center.

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