CO- Registered sex offender, 13, arrested in school incident

4-9-2009 Colorado:

BOULDER, Colo. — A 13-year-old male student and registered juvenile sex offender was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted unlawful sexual contact with a girl in one of his classes at Manhattan Middle School, police said Thursday afternoon.

Sarah Huntley, a spokeswoman with Boulder police, said the boy attempted to place his foot underneath the girl's skirt in class last week. After she pushed him away, he asked her if he could touch "particular parts of her body."

The alleged victim then told a teacher, Huntley said, and police and Boulder Valley School District officials were alerted.

The April 2 incident was investigated for nearly a week and the boy turned himself into officials at the juvenile detention center in Boulder on Wednesday.

Police aren't releasing the names of either student because they are juveniles.

Huntley said she is restricted from releasing information about any prior sex crime convictions the boy has because such revelations could be considered identifying information.

She could only say that the boy was a registered juvenile sex offender when the incident allegedly occurred. ..News Source.. by John Aguilar