In the Interest of A. N. S.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

A. N. S. was 16 years of age when he was charged, via petition of delinquency, with committing acts upon a 16-year-old victim constituting the offense of rape were he 17 years of age at the time of the occurrence. The case was tried before the juvenile court judge. A. N. S. testified that he experienced sexual intercourse with the victim and that the sex act was consensual. The victim testified that A. N. S. forced himself upon her and that she resisted.

A. N. S. was found to be delinquent and in need of treatment and rehabilitation for committing the acts alleged in…