What do you think? Is her crime heinous enough for her to be punished as an adult? Is she old enough to know better?
And just out of curiosity, what would you do if these were your children?

Girl sells 7-year-old sister for sex - The Mercury News: Pottstown, PA and The Tri County areas of Montgomery, Berks and Chester Counties (pottsmerc.com)

Teen Allegedly Sells 7-Year-Old Sister for Gang Sex | NBC Philadelphia

I find it funny that teenagers wish to be considered adults in every situation BUT this one. At 15 she may not have known the implications of what she was doing, however I'm absolutely sure she knew it was wrong.

Based on whether she knew it was wrong or not, yeah try her as an adult.

If they're looking at did she know the implications of what she was doing, then no she's still a minor.

Oh wow. Well technically, it is law for her to be tried as an adult. We are on the law portion of America's government right now in one of my classes. For a juvenille to be tried as an adult there are '7 deadly sins'. One is aggravated child molestation. This girl's older sister initiated the sexual assault of the 7 year old, therefore she should be tried

Try her as an adult. This is something that is very clearly wrong no matter what age you are. If she was doing something like shoplifting, even illegal drug use, I'd say go for giving them the juvenile punishment. Teens do stupid things... but something like this? There is no way that at the age of 15 one wouldn't comprehend how terrible something like this is. It's too stupid, even for a minor, not to understand what could happen if you were to sell a 7-year-old for sex. This kid is going to be scarred for life because of what her sister did. I'm also wondering where the parents fit into this. Not necessarily saying they should get in trouble too, it's hard to control kids, but depending on the situation they might have been able to prevent this.

What about the party goers who willingly paid for sex with a seven yrs. old girl. DO they get charged with something too?.
They must have known it was illegal too.

I'm pretty speechless... That's one of the most peculiar things I've ever heard of.

I think by 15 years you have some sort of knowledge of what's right or wrong. You no doubt should- but I understand there are exceptions so I'm trying to to be so critical about it. Seeing how extreme that is, I personally think they should be tried as an adult =/

...selling another human >< I don't even know what to think... im so dumbfounded.

Originally Posted by Claudia

What about the party goers who willingly paid for sex with a seven yrs. old girl. DO they get charged with something too?.
They must have known it was illegal too.

I would be very surprised if they did not get charged, as what they did is certainly illegal. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am fairly sure paying for sex at all would be illegal there. Anyways I absolutely would hope they get charged strongly for this, as paying to rape a 7 year old is inexcusable.

On a similar note, I would hope there is an investigation into the parents of these two girls. As a 15 year old who goes through with such an act raises very serious questions about the type of home she has grown up in. While this is pure speculation, I certainly suspect there is something up there. I would be interested in not only her home details but other aspects of her life, to try and understand what caused her to perform such an act.

No, she's a stupid little girl, not an adult.

The part of your brain that tells you what is right and wrong is the last part of the brain that grows and it usually stops growing around sixteen years old. Young teenagers live in the moment and don't plan too far ahead of what will happen after. Many girls are having sex and doing drugs around 12-16 because they think it's a good idea and that nothing will happen afterward.

I'm not saying she shouldn't get in trouble, but that she is a stupid girl.
She shouldn't have to be tied down and treated as an adult for something that she stupidly did as a child.

@The Real Nikki: But I'm sure if she had been held down on a bed and raped repeatedly then she would have known it was wrong. She knew what she was doing.

She should not only be tried as an adult, but her name should be released as well. If she is old enough to go to parties and subject a little girl to what could be lifetime trauma and mental injury, then she should be treated like the sick perverted and worthless adult she was acting like.

She should be punished definitely, but not as an adult. I don't think a child should ever be tried as an adult.

Originally Posted by The Real Nikki

No, she's a stupid little girl, not an adult.

The part of your brain that tells you what is right and wrong is the last part of the brain that grows and it usually stops growing around sixteen years old. Young teenagers live in the moment and don't plan too far ahead of what will happen after. Many girls are having sex and doing drugs around 12-16 because they think it's a good idea and that nothing will happen afterward.

I'm not saying she shouldn't get in trouble, but that she is a stupid girl.
She shouldn't have to be tied down and treated as an adult for something that she stupidly did as a child.

pffft...at 15, a kid should know that selling your younger sister is wrong. Yes, the moral part of your brain may be still growing, but I'd say by 15, you're old enough to know something like that is wrong.

Personally I'd like to see the parents get in trouble for leaving their 7-year-old in the care of a clearly troubled 15-year-old.

Originally Posted by Claudia

What about the party goers who willingly paid for sex with a seven yrs. old girl. DO they get charged with something too?.
They must have known it was illegal too.

yes, they are getting charged.
It is pedophilia after all.

Originally Posted by Crimson Fang

I would be very surprised if they did not get charged, as what they did is certainly illegal. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am fairly sure paying for sex at all would be illegal there. Anyways I absolutely would hope they get charged strongly for this, as paying to rape a 7 year old is inexcusable.

On a similar note, I would hope there is an investigation into the parents of these two girls. As a 15 year old who goes through with such an act raises very serious questions about the type of home she has grown up in. While this is pure speculation, I certainly suspect there is something up there. I would be interested in not only her home details but other aspects of her life, to try and understand what caused her to perform such an act.

I am very curious as well. Perhaps she was sexually abused herself.

Originally Posted by The Real Nikki

No, she's a stupid little girl, not an adult.

The part of your brain that tells you what is right and wrong is the last part of the brain that grows and it usually stops growing around sixteen years old. Young teenagers live in the moment and don't plan too far ahead of what will happen after. Many girls are having sex and doing drugs around 12-16 because they think it's a good idea and that nothing will happen afterward.

I'm not saying she shouldn't get in trouble, but that she is a stupid girl.
She shouldn't have to be tied down and treated as an adult for something that she stupidly did as a child.

we were talking about this in my criminology class. I agree that we all do stupid things when we are younger, and we regret them later, however a fifteen year old is old enough to know better.
I pretty well much knew that something like this was bad when I was like five. Anyways, in class we were debating about how old are you when you start understanding right and wrong. All of us pretty well much agreed that we knew better than to do something like that from a very young age.

I know a loto f kids these days are drinking, doing drugs, and having sex, and they should just be punished as juveniles, but this is just..too far.

Originally Posted by The Real Nikki

No, she's a stupid little girl, not an adult.

The part of your brain that tells you what is right and wrong is the last part of the brain that grows and it usually stops growing around sixteen years old. Young teenagers live in the moment and don't plan too far ahead of what will happen after. Many girls are having sex and doing drugs around 12-16 because they think it's a good idea and that nothing will happen afterward.

I'm not saying she shouldn't get in trouble, but that she is a stupid girl.
She shouldn't have to be tied down and treated as an adult for something that she stupidly did as a child.

That is true, but by 15 unless they have a mental problem like Psychopathy there is no way that something like this is something they'd just go and think "Oh, this isn't a problem. Everyone does it, I won't get in trouble." Teens might not be too good at thinking things through, but this is something no one at this age wouldn't know is clearly wrong.

The 15 Year-old should be charge as an adult.
The men/boys who did this should be charged as adults.
The parents should be charged for neglete as they left the 7 year-old in the care of the disturbed 15 year-old

Adult. Or...at least punish her in some ways!!
Isn't that illegal? Well then again, if she was "smart" enough to sell her sister, she may have been "smart" enough to know what she was doing was wrong..

I heard about this on the news last week. They said the 7-year-old had begged to go to the party with her 15-year-old stepsister, because she didn't trust the people that would be there and thought something might happen to her stepsister, and she wanted to protect her.

Also, the building they lived in/the party was in, when the cops went to the building, they served something like 50 warrants on people there. So, apparently, it isn't the best place to live to begin with.

As for the 15-year-old stepsister, I definitely think she should be charged as an adult. She's old enough to know what she did was wrong. The 7-year-old is scarred for life just because the 15-year-old wanted to make a couple bucks.

Originally Posted by First to Never Know

As for the 15-year-old stepsister, I definitely think she should be charged as an adult. She's old enough to know what she did was wrong. The 7-year-old is scarred for life just because the 15-year-old wanted to make a couple bucks.

I know! Talk about dreadful! That poor child....

That... is... horrible! The poor girl. She definately should be tried as an adult, because if she thinks she should be treated as an adult (handling kids) She should be treated as an adult.

Wait, that didnt make any sense..... I still think she should, though

Originally Posted by bethanynel813

That... is... horrible! The poor girl. She definately should be tried as an adult, because if she thinks she should be treated as an adult (handling kids) She should be treated as an adult.

Wait, that didnt make any sense..... I still think she should, though

I get what you are trying to say. Pretty well much most teens feel like they should be treated as an adult, except in cases such as this. That is what my criminology professor pointed out in class. They always want to be treated as an adult, but when they get into some kind of trouble, they want to be treated as a kid again!

the parents should have known better. but the thought of selling a child sickens me. I hope they try and punish the 15 year old as an adult. and all those party goers should be locked away for the rest of their rotten lives

That girl knew well enough that it was wrong to do and that it shouldn't be something you do no matter what. At 15 you are smart enough to know the difference between things. Heck I have 13 yr old twins and they would of known something like that would get them in alot of trouble and it isn't something you should do. I think everyone involved should be charged as an adult and get severly punished no matter what.

at fifteen you know the difference between right and wrong. selling your kid sister for sex is morally and legally wrong.
yea i think she should get tried as an adult.

At the age of 15 I was more than capable of deciphering this and I would like to hear any good reason why one would assume that a person at that age would not, in usual circumstances, know this.

As another member mentioned, this was something I knew to be wrong when I was 5 years old.

Yes, we make stupid decisions when we're young, but most people I know make really stupid decisions when they're 18, 19 and 20 years old too.

I do believe the 15 year old knows what she was doing and what situation was going on, although I'm sure she will play stupid.

That's so messed up, it's going to scar that little girl for life.

I say try her as an adult.