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Two teenage boys have been charged with raping a child under 13 in separate incidents in West Yorkshire.

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By . Jennifer Smith . Five boys aged 13 and 14 will appear in youth court charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The teenagers are charged with raping and sexually assaulting a child under 13 after two alleged incidents in Rastrick, West Yorkshire. It is thought the children are all known to one another. The teenagers are charged with raping a 12-year-old girl in Rastrick, West Yorkshire  (Image posed by model) All five of the boys face at least one count of rape of a child under 13, while two face two counts of rape and one faces an additional count of sexual assault. Detective Superintendent Simon Atkinson of Protective Services  from West Yorkshire Police, said: 'Five boys aged 13, 13, 14, 14 and 14 have all been charged with rape of a child under 13. 'Two of them have been charged with two counts of rape of a child under 13, one has been charged with one count of rape of a child under 13 and sexual assault of a child under 13. 'The other two have been charged with one count of rape of a child under 13. 'The charges relate to two incidents involving the same victim in the Calderdale area in July 2013.' The minimum sentence for rape of a child under 13 when committed by a single adult offender on one occasion is between eight and 13 years, according to the Crown Prosecution Sentencing Guidelines. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.