Thread: CA Teen accused in rape may not be competent to face charges

Teen accused in rape may not be competent to face charges

Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 2:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 2:48 p.m.
A 13-year-old Santa Rosa boy facing charges he participated in a kidnapping and gang rape of a teen girl is not competent to stand trial, according to two separate evaluations performed by health care professionals.

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Evaluations of the young teen by a psychologist and a psychiatrist determined he is unable to participate in his defense, said defense attorney Patricia Long. Those evaluations were presented in juvenile court Tuesday.

But what that means to the prosecution, which includes three adult males, and the future of the young teen remained unclear Tuesday. The teen will return to juvenile court in two weeks to determine if he must answer for the charges.

“At this point, he is not competent to aid in his defense,â€

[quote][b]“Up until this time he has been extremely well behaved,â€

Like that justifies him being here. He's breaking the law but being nice about it. It's like a bank robber saying please, thank you and have a nice day while sticking up the clerks and terrorizing anyone in the building.

Dixie

Hmm, he was competent enough to stick his willy in a screaming, struggling girl ... it's a BS excuse, IMHO.

If he's not competent, I hope they aren't planning to let him stay in the U.S., getting whatever "services" he needs. Even an 8 year old should know that hurting a girl is wrong. Even an 8 year old can tell by facial expression if someone is happy, sad, scared, hurt, etc. Will he rape again? With role models like those, probably.