Sammamish Teen Charged in Connection with Assault on Girl, Woman

A 16-year-old boy was charged Monday, May 14, in King County Superior Court with indecent liberties, communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and burglary in connection with the last week, .

The boy will have a hearing in about two weeks to determine whether he will be prosecuted in adult or juvenile court. For now, he is in juvenile detention, the prosecutors office said, based on his threat to community safety. 

The teen is alleged to have grabbed a 10-year-old girl who was on her way home from school on May 7, as well as a 26-year-old woman in a separate incident.

In charging documents, prosecutors said he pinned the girl’s arms against her body, asked her a lewd question and grabbed her private areas, the Seattle Times reports. The teen let go of the girl after she tried to bite him, yelled, kicked and threatened to call for help, court documents allege.

Several hours later, the teen is alleged to have forcibly grabbed the crotch of a 26-year-old woman who was about to enter her home, court documents allege.

The described her assailant to a neighbor as wearing black shorts, a black shirt and a mask. The neighbor went to look for the suspect and took a picture of the teen, who matched the description and was “acting suspicious” and appeared “out of breath,” charging documents allege.

A police officer recognized the picture and contacted the teen at Eastlake High School. The teen allegedly said that a 10-year-old girl “bumped” into him and that he might have touched her private areas while texting. The teen also allegedly admitted “bumping into a woman” as he was looking at apartment addresses, the Times reported