A 17-year-old Maryland girl accused of assaulting an autistic boy pleaded "responsible" to two misdemeanor charges after her case was transferred from adult to juvenile court.
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She was originally charged with false imprisonment, child pornography solicitation, and first-degree assault stemming from abuses authorities say she and a 15-year-old girl inflicted on the 16-year-old boy: holding him at knifepoint, forcing him to walk on a frozen lake, and attempting to force him to have sex with a dog.
Maryland Girl Who Bullied Boy With Autism Pleads 'Responsible'
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The move of the case back to Juvenile Court was a setback for the state which wanted to try her as an adult. Judge Densford in making his ruling said the evidence was that Bush had no remorse for what she did but was only concerned about the impact on her life. At one point she told police, “I can’t go to jail I have a project due tomorrow.”Judge Densford called the girl’s actions outrageous. He said, “Why would any human being treat n someone like this – because they could because he was vulnerable.Assistant State’s Attorney John Pleisse said the case involved Bush, and a 15-year-old co-defendant dragging the autistic boy by the hair and holding a knife to his head at one point, and on another occasion forcing him to go out onto an ice-covered creek and not helping him when he fell through.There also are allegations of a “sex act” being filmed. Bush was quoted as saying, “We should have erased the video. It was stupid.
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