Crime & Safety
Teen Accused of Touching Female Classmates: Police Blotter
The following information was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 14-year-old boy is facing several charges of sexual imposition for reportedly touching girls inappropriately at the .
The North Canton boy faces five counts, all third-degree misdemeanors, for touching the breasts of five students, ages 13 to 14.
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Police documented the crimes Feb. 16.
The boy appeared in Stark County Family Court and then was remanded to the Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center.
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