01-11-2012, 12:30 AM
HOUSTON — Houston police say two 10-year-old boys have been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy on a school bus.
The boys were arrested last week after authorities reviewed a security videotape from the bus.
The alleged incident happened in August but the investigation took several months. Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said Tuesday it is not unusual for investigations involving juveniles to take that long.
Houston school district spokesman Jason Spencer says officials were first made aware of the alleged assault when the district's transportation department was asked by a parent on Aug. 30 to review conditions on a bus that transports special needs students to an elementary school.
If convicted on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, they could face a sentence of up to 40 years.
(1) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child younger than 14 years of age by any means;
(2) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child younger than 14 years of age by the sexual organ of the actor;
(3) causes the sexual organ of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor;
(4) causes the anus of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or
(5) causes the mouth of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor.
The boys were arrested last week after authorities reviewed a security videotape from the bus.
The alleged incident happened in August but the investigation took several months. Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said Tuesday it is not unusual for investigations involving juveniles to take that long.
Houston school district spokesman Jason Spencer says officials were first made aware of the alleged assault when the district's transportation department was asked by a parent on Aug. 30 to review conditions on a bus that transports special needs students to an elementary school.
If convicted on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, they could face a sentence of up to 40 years.
(1) causes the penetration of the anus or sexual organ of a child younger than 14 years of age by any means;
(2) causes the penetration of the mouth of a child younger than 14 years of age by the sexual organ of the actor;
(3) causes the sexual organ of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact or penetrate the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor;
(4) causes the anus of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact the mouth, anus, or sexual organ of another person, including the actor; or
(5) causes the mouth of a child younger than 14 years of age to contact the anus or sexual organ of another person, including the actor.