Teen charged with sexually assaulting 8-year-old cousin


Associated Press - August 31, 2007 3:45 PM ET

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - More details are released in the case of a 17-year-old boy who was charged today with sexually assaulting his 8-year-old cousin.

A criminal complaint from the Sheboygan County District Attorney's office says a friend of the family found Martin L. Gamez with the girl after leaving them home alone earlier this month.

Gamez is charged with felony first-degree sexual assault of a child and misdemeanor causing a child to expose his or her genitals.

The complaint says the friend who found Gamez punched and kicked him and they even struggled over a knife.

According to another complaint, the girl's mother stabbed the teen when she'd found out what happened. She's been charged with misdemeanor battery.

Gamez is being held on $50,000 cash bond. The prosecutor's office says immigration authorities are looking into whether he is in the country illegally.

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