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| Teenagers to be tried as adults in ‘Slender Man’ case to provide longer mental health treatment | Teenagers to be tried as adults in ‘Slender Man’ case to provide longer mental health treatment |
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| Two Wisconsin teenage girls will be tried as adults for allegedly attacking their classmate with a knife to please an online character named the “Slender Man.” | Two Wisconsin teenage girls will be tried as adults for allegedly attacking their classmate with a knife to please an online character named the “Slender Man.” |
| Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren said on Monday that placing the girls in the adult system would longer provide them with mental health treatment, the Associated Press reported. | Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren said on Monday that placing the girls in the adult system would longer provide them with mental health treatment, the Associated Press reported. |
| "The real issue is what happens in a few years. They’ve committed an offense that was frankly vicious,” he said. Judge Bohren maintained that he was protecting the community, saying the crime was no accident. | "The real issue is what happens in a few years. They’ve committed an offense that was frankly vicious,” he said. Judge Bohren maintained that he was protecting the community, saying the crime was no accident. |
| "This was an effort to kill someone. This was premeditated murder." | "This was an effort to kill someone. This was premeditated murder." |
| Judge Michael Bohren ruled that two girls accused of stabbing a classmate will remain in adult court. | Judge Michael Bohren ruled that two girls accused of stabbing a classmate will remain in adult court. |
| Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both aged 13, are accused of stabbing their friend Payton Leutner, 13. All three girls were 12-years-old during the incident from May 2014. | Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both aged 13, are accused of stabbing their friend Payton Leutner, 13. All three girls were 12-years-old during the incident from May 2014. |
| Payton survived 19 stab wounds after being left in the Waukesha, Wisconsin woods during a sleepover with the girls. | Payton survived 19 stab wounds after being left in the Waukesha, Wisconsin woods during a sleepover with the girls. |
| The pair could face up to 45 years in prison if convicted as adults, while the girls could be held as juveniles for only five years. | |
| "The system is broken," Morgan's father said as he stormed out of the courtroom as the judge made his ruling, TMJ4 reported. | |
| Morgan told investigators that the “Slender Man” is a “tall, faceless man who preys on children,” NBC News reported. | Morgan told investigators that the “Slender Man” is a “tall, faceless man who preys on children,” NBC News reported. |
| "He watches you — I’ve never seen him. He's everywhere.” | "He watches you — I’ve never seen him. He's everywhere.” |
| The girls will face arraignment on 21 August. | The girls will face arraignment on 21 August. |
| 12-year-old girls accused of stabbing friend to please Slender Man, a fictional Internet character | 12-year-old girls accused of stabbing friend to please Slender Man, a fictional Internet character |