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Ill. teen charged with sex assault of Wis. niece

By: Associated Press//May 26, 2011//

Ill. teen charged with sex assault of Wis. niece

By: Associated Press//May 26, 2011//

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — An Illinois teen is charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting his 9-year-old Milwaukee-area niece.

The 17-year-old boy is charged with four counts of first-degree sexual assault of a person under 12 and four counts of incest with a child. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 260 years.

The Ford Heights, Ill., boy is due in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing.

Prosecutors say he moved in with his niece’s family in Wauwatosa in 2008. The girl, now 11, says her uncle sexually assaulted her on numerous occasions and threatened to kill her and her family if she ever told.

Authorities are also investigating allegations that the boy assaulted the girl’s younger cousin as well.

The Associated Press is not naming the boy to protect the girl’s identity.

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