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Maryland pupil charged with assault after reportedly kissing classmate for a dare | Maryland pupil charged with assault after reportedly kissing classmate for a dare |
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A 13-year-old boy was charged with assault after he reportedly kissed a classmate "against her will". | A 13-year-old boy was charged with assault after he reportedly kissed a classmate "against her will". |
The pupil from Pikesville, Maryland, allegedly kissed the 14-year-girl as part of a dare at Pikesville Middle School. | The pupil from Pikesville, Maryland, allegedly kissed the 14-year-girl as part of a dare at Pikesville Middle School. |
School officials took a report of an incident, which is said to have taken place during school hours. | |
According to a police report in the Baltimore Sun, the girl told police on 9 September that he grabbed her by her shirt, pulled her towards him and "open-mouth kissed her with his tongue". | According to a police report in the Baltimore Sun, the girl told police on 9 September that he grabbed her by her shirt, pulled her towards him and "open-mouth kissed her with his tongue". |
The action taken over the incident appears to have divided opinion in the local area. | |
One local told Fox 10: "I would let the parents get together and discuss it … rather than getting the police involved. Let the school handle it first and then if the parents want to press charges, then there’s nothing else that can be done." | |
The boy was charged as a juvenile last week and released to his mother, WBFF reported. A spokesman for Baltimore County Public Schools said he also faces school disciplinary action. | The boy was charged as a juvenile last week and released to his mother, WBFF reported. A spokesman for Baltimore County Public Schools said he also faces school disciplinary action. |