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Chelsie Napiza

Boy, 9, Pleads Guilty To Attempted Rape and Felonious Assault of Girl, 5, Found Strangled With Her Own Shirt

A nine-year-old Cleveland boy admitted attempted rape and felonious assault of a five-year-old girl found severely injured in a field, while an 11-year-old co-accused faces a separate juvenile court hearing (Credit: Iri Bu / Unsplash)

A nine-year-old boy has admitted in a Cleveland juvenile court to attempted rape and felonious assault over the beating of a five-year-old girl who was left in a field more than a year ago.

The boy entered the admission under a plea agreement on Monday 28 September 2026 in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, on the day proceedings began, and his disposition is scheduled for 20 November.

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