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14-year-old charged in Chicago assault streamed online

Posted at 3:11 AM, Apr 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-02 03:11:22-04

(CNN) — Chicago police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in a group sexual assault on a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook live.

The teen faces charges including aggravated criminal sexual assault and manufacturing and disseminating child pornography, police said in a media statement.

He is the “first of several juvenile offenders” from the March 19 assault to be charged, and additional arrests are expected as the investigation continues, the statement said.