In Germany, two 12-year-old and three-year-olds rape an 18-year-old girl

The alleged rape of a woman by a group of teenagers in the town of Rulheim has shocked Germany and has opened a major debate over the age of criminal responsibility.

Five boys -- three 14 years old and two 12-year-old -- have been arrested by police on Friday night in connection with a serious sexual assault “, reports The Guardian, Perscope.

An 18-year-old girl was being treated in the hospital after being attacked by an extreme <x0 violence”, as the police spokeswoman described.

On Monday, prosecutors in the Ruhr region announced that they had imprisoned one of the 14-year-old suspects, considering how serious the case was.

All five boys have been suspended from school until the start of summer vacation on 15 July.

This morning, German media reported that police were investigating another sexual assault by minors in the same city. In the latest incident, a 15-year-old girl was surrounded by five boys between 11 and 17 years of age, and was harassed and affected in inappropriate places.

Under law in Germany, children under the age of 14 cannot bear criminal responsibility. The responsibility falls on their legal guardians or on the office of local child welfare.

Unlike countries such as England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland, where age for criminal responsibility is only 10, the age of crime in Germany is viewed as very high. /Periscope