• Teenager denies raping girl on October 22 in Anderson Township, Ohio
  • Police say he inappropriately touched him and got her to do the same to him
  • He faces trial for assault from next Tuesday after entering plea on Saturday
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly inappropriately touched a five-year-old girl in the play area of a McDonald's restaurant will be tried for raping her after his parents handed him in to police.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied sexually assaulting her following the incident on October 22 in Anderson Township, Ohio, in a court hearing in Cincinnati on Saturday.

But authorities claim the boy touched the girl before making her touch him in an inappropriate way and then walked out of the McDonald's as the victim burst into tears and went to her grandmother.
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© unknownSuspect: The boy, who is just 13, was brought in to police last Thursday by his parents and charged with rape

The boy's parents brought him to the sheriff's office last week after authorities released a security camera photo of the suspect strolling along in scruffy jeans and trainers.

After the incident the little girl went to her grandmother nearby 'with the look on her face as if something was wrong'. Police said he climbed into the play area specifically to molest her.

The girl was inside the indoor play area on her own at around 9pm when she was approached. The boy left moments before she reported the assault.

The woman who called 911 told police: 'There was an incident in the play area with an older child and a younger child which may have involved some sexual contact'.

Police revealed that their suspect was wearing a University of Cincinnati jacket, was around 5'3" high and weighed around 125lbs.

Hours later his parents brought him in where he admitted to the crime, police said. He was captured on CCTV inside the McDonald's as he entered and left.

Parents reacted with horror and said it was 'obscene' what had happened. McDonald's customer Margo Mather said: 'I don't want my kids going over there just playing by themselves.'

Heather Kenyon, another customer, added: 'It's frightening. I have kids and I take them there all the time. I've never had a problem ever. Usually there's parents and supervised kids.

'It's really a great place for when its winter time and you've got to let your kids run off all their energy. It's scary... my son's six so it could easily have been him'.

Jason Pickard, the McDonald's franchise owner, was working with police to find out what happened.

He said: 'The safety and well-being of my customers, especially children, is extremely important. I'm taking this matter very seriously and fully cooperating with authorities in their investigation.'

The boy is in juvenile detention centre awaiting a trial which will begin next Tuesday.