In a weird latest news, a 11-year-old was charged of transmitting STD to girls younger than him. Western Australian authorities however told that he will not be prosecuted.
Police yesterday confirmed that criminal charges would not be laid against the boy from Balgo, a troubled indigenous community in the northeastern reaches of the Great Sandy Desert 100km from the Northern Territory border, despite his being above the age of criminal responsibility under state law.
Although the incident is part of a continuing investigation, senior police have decided to treat the issue as a health matter, not a criminal one.
He is warned by a court not to go near his victims, believed to be five and six, and several other vulnerable youngsters.
Balgo’s Palyalatju Maparnpa Health Committee chief executive Christopher Cresp said … the boy could remain a danger to young girls in the area.
“If you’re asking me if there are workable, practical steps in place to make sure this boy and others like him don’t do this again, I must honestly say no,” Mr Cresp said.
