Juvenile Connected With Lily Peters Death Appears In Court

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI — The juvenile defendant arrested in connection with a 10-year-old girl's death appeared in court on Wednesday.

A Chippewa Falls judge ordered a $1 million bail for an unnamed 14-year-old boy who was connected with Iliana "Lily" Peters' death. Peters' body was found in a wooded area on Monday near a walking trail by Duncan Creek in the Western Wisconsin city.

"I need to consider the threats to the community," Judge Benjamin Lane said. "This could be a further threat if the individual was no longer in custody."

The boy was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree sexual assault, WBAY reported. If he makes bail, the judge ordered him to stay away from other juveniles and dangerous weapons.

The 14-year-old intended to rape and kill Peters when he took her away from her aunt's house on Sunday, prosecutors said at the court hearing. The boy has been a Chippewa Falls resident all his life.

Peters was reported missing Sunday night when she didn't return home, police said.

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Editor's Note: A previous version of this article said that the juvenile defendant wasn't ordered to stay away from other juveniles. The judge indeed restricted the defendant from contacting other minors.