Three boys, ages 12, 13, and 15, are in custody and facing adult criminal charges after authorities allege they raped a 12-year-old girl in Miami, Florida. Relatives of the boys have strongly denied the allegations, with one going viral after claiming that the victim was not raped but lied after she got caught with the boys.
The relative, an aunt of one of the boys, was ranting on a live stream about charges being unjust. The charges to which she refers are sexual assault and false imprisonment. The 15-year-old has been hit with additional charges of sexual battery.
Authorities reported that the victim was leaving a friend’s house when she encountered the boys; Nelson Nunez, Jusiah Jones, and Xavier Tyson. The incident happened at a nearby community garden, where two of the boys snatched and restrained her as the other sexually assaulted her. She was forced onto a couch, and her mouth was stuffed with rocks to prevent her from screaming.
According to police, the ordeal lasted about 30 minutes. It ended only when her father arrived at the scene and called out her name, which scared off the boys. The assault occurred on June 18, 2025, but it was just Thursday. Two of the boys were formally charged as adults when they were booked into the Metro West Detention Center.
A woman in a circulating video, claiming to be an aunt of one of the accused, lashed out at the victim’s family. The woman alleged that the victim’s mother pressured the minor to press charges. She argued that it was not rape, claiming that the girl wanted to be with one of the boys, and she “guessed they ran a train on her.”
She said all of the children, including the girl, deserved a whooping for what happened, but did not believe that they should be charged. She insisted that the girl lied when she got caught to avoid trouble and alleged that the girl was involved in adult activities before the incident.
Other relatives spoke out, defending the boys and denying the allegations after the court on Monday. The boys were absent during the hearing, and attorneys representing two of the accused entered “not guilty” pleas. One father told the media that his child was not a rapist like the reports portrayed him to be. He described the allegations as false and emphasised he is 12, saying it was wrong to “treat him as an adult.”
Legal representatives argued that the teens should not be held in adult detention and emphasised the need for a fair assessment of their cases. The next scheduled Arthur hearing on March 18, 2026, will determine whether the boys will continue to be prosecuted as adults or if they will be transferred to the juvenile system.
