Boy, 14, charged in connection with series of recent sex assaults across North Philadelphia

A 14-year-old boy has been charged In connection with six incidents, including five sexual assaults. 

  • Police say all of those incidents occurred in the span of a month, and some are alleged to have happened on the same day. 

Police say the teen suspect was arrested following a report of an indecent assault on the 2000 block of N. 15th Street. He was charged with stalking, harassment, and indecent assault in that incident. 

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On Friday, officials announced that the teen was also charged in five additional sexual assaults. He faces charges including indecent assault, unlawful restraint, harassment, and stalking in those alleged assaults.

A list of those incident locations, dates, and times can be found below:

  • Jan. 13 – 8:30 p.m. – 4500 N. 5th Street
  • Jan. 13 – 6:23 p.m. – 1600 W. Bristol Street
  • Jan 18 – 6:24 p.m. – 4900 N. Lawrence Street
  • Feb. 7 – 5:30 p.m. – 1300 W. Oxford Street
  • Feb. 11 – 8:55 p.m. – 1800 Willington Street

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In addition to the incidents listed above, police say the teen was also charged in connection with a robbery that occurred in the afternoon on Feb. 7 on the 1500 block of N. Broad Street.

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