A Fort Worth, Texas mother says she is angry that little is being done after her eight-year-old son was allegedly sexually assaulted on a school bus by two other eight-year-old boys, according to NBC affiliate NBC 5 in Dallas.
Her son is a first grader at Northbrook Elementary in northwest Fort Worth, Texas. It is part of the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District.
NBC 5 says it typically does not identify alleged sexual assault victims.
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The mother said her son has complained recently about getting bullied, but she had no idea it would lead to something more serious.
“This escalated from a bullying to a full-blown sexual assault,” she said.
She said two other eight-year-old boys pulled down her son’s pants on the bus ride to school Thursday morning, performed a sexual act and beat him up.
“This is a scrape mark from when he was punched and kicked in the stomach,” she said, pointing to two red marks on the boy’s stomach. “They said, ‘Tell anybody, and I’ll hurt you again, and you’ll be in trouble, too.'”
Fort Worth police spokesman Sgt. Steve Enright confirmed an investigation was underway but added if the other two boys are just eight years old, there’s little that police can do.
Legally, no criminal charges can be filed against any child under 10.
“Where is the magic line? That is the question,” the boy’s mother said. “And what is the degree of crime that they can commit before they say, ‘You know what? Maybe you do need some sort of court intervention.'”
The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District issued a statement, saying, “As soon as school and district personnel were made aware of the report, we responded immediately and have put every measure into place that we legally can to protect and support those involved in this matter.”
An adult monitor has been assigned to the bus, said district spokeswoman Megan Overman. She would not comment on any action taken against the two boys.
The alleged victim’s mother said she wants the two expelled.
“My son is now going to have to go to a school where his attackers are going to be, and that’s not fair with him being the victim,” she said.
