LYNN, Mass. — A 13-year-old boy is charged with raping another child in North Reading.
Police say the boy was arrested at his Fecteau-Leary Middle School in Lynn. Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators said the case stems from a complaint made in North Reading. The boy is charged with one count of aggravated forcible rape of a child, the Middlesex District Attorney's office confirmed in a short statement. He was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesday; the DA’s office declined to say more because of privacy laws regarding children and criminal investigations.
FOX25 reached out to the school to learn more information. Fecteau-Leary Principal Maura Durgin-Scully referred us to the superintendent, and then said this.
“We're the school. We're just the school. Nothing occurred here. We're the school,” said Durgin-Scully.
Parents at the middle school said they had no idea a student was arrested on campus and would have appreciated more communication.
The school district would not comment on why parents weren’t notified or if any other students are involved in the case.
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