A 14-year-old boy who raped his 8-year-old cousin and threatened her with a pair of scissors is being tried as an adult in Maryland.
Solomon Pule’s mother said that she briefly left the room that Pule and his cousin were in to put her 2-year-old son down for a nap. The mother soon returned to the room, however, noting that both children were being far “too quiet.”She returned to the room to find Solomon raping his young cousin. As described in the probable cause warrant, both children were partially undressed. Solomon was on top of his cousin.
The mother also observed a pair of scissors on the loveseat next to them.
In a police interview, the 8-year-old girl stated that her cousin had threatened to cut her with scissors if she made any noise. Read the full story here ▶
