Three Boys Tried As Juveniles In Banning Rape Case

The three teenagers accused of raping a girl in Banning last week will not be tried as adults.

Police said the 13-year-old boys attacked the girl who’s also 13 as she walked home through a park.

Riverside County prosecutors say state law does not allow them to charge the boys as adults because they are under 14.

All three were charged on Tuesday with forcible rape in concert and lewd acts with a child, which are both felonies.

If convicted, they each could face 9 years in a juvenile facility.