{"id":159963,"date":"2021-02-22T11:08:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=159963"},"modified":"2021-02-22T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:28:57","slug":"6-year-old-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-school-calls-police-mother-alleges-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-year-old-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-school-calls-police-mother-alleges-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, School Calls Police. Mother Alleges Racism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F6-year-old-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-school-calls-police-mother-alleges-racism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=159963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-184284239-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It was November 12, 2019 when Flavia Per\u00e9a received a phone call from her 6-year-old son\u2019s school saying a girl in his first-grade class had accused him of touching her inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p>The phone call was from the dean of students, who, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/02\/20\/metro\/somerville-mother-is-stunned-how-can-school-officials-accuse-her-6-year-old-son-sexual-misconduct-report-him-police-charges-racism-ensue\/\">according to the Boston Globe<\/a>, indicated that her son\u2019s alleged behavior was a form of sexual harassment, something the boy wouldn\u2019t even be able to understand at that age. The dean vaguely explained the situation to Per\u00e9a before adding as what the Globe characterized as \u201can afterthought,\u201d that the school had to report the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00e9a said the dean didn\u2019t say anything about reporting her son\u2019s actions to the police, but later that day, she found a voicemail from a Somerville, Massachusetts detective. As the Globe reported, Per\u00e9a wondered how her son, who had just lost his first tooth, could be under investigation by the police.<\/p>\n<p>Even more perplexing was the fact that her son came home that day with a green mark on his behavior chart, indicating he had done well that day.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00e9a still doesn\u2019t know exactly what her son was accused of on that day, or why school officials notified police when Massachusetts law prohibits children under the age of 12 from being charged with a. crime. More insidious, Per\u00e9a wonders if race played a role, since her son is Black and Latino while the accuser is white.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t see a little boy. They see a criminal,\u201d Per\u00e9a told the outlet. \u201cThe first thing they did was call the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00e9a, a sociology lecturer at Harvard University who also directs the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship, has been fighting for her son ever since he was accused, continuously butting heads with school officials who steadfastly defend their actions.<\/p>\n<p>No action was ever taken against Per\u00e9a\u2019s son by the school or law enforcement, but he now has a paper trail at the local police department, the Middlesex District Attorney\u2019s Office, and the state Department of Children and Families, the Globe reported. This paper trail describes the allegations against Per\u00e9a\u2019s son as \u201csexual assault,\u201d calling the 6-year-old an \u201calleged perpetrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00e9a can\u2019t even get the police report of the incident because state laws limit what can be shared and with whom when the allegation is sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Per\u00e9a still doesn\u2019t even know what, exactly, her son is alleged to have done, according to the Globe:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The dean of students said her son touched the girl\u2019s \u201cprivate parts.\u201d A school employee told DCF he touched the girl\u2019s crotch, according to an intake report. But the classroom teacher told Per\u00e9a the girl reported that he had touched her \u201cbum\u201d and pointed to her rear end.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Globe characterized the situation in racial terms, suggesting this is an example of racial injustice and schools rushing to condemn Black and Latino students by involving police. It is more likely that this is an example of America\u2019s moral panic surrounding sexual assault, which began on college campuses but has been spreading to the legal system and K-12 schools. Other young children have also been accused of sexual assault, like the 6-year-old Wisconsin boy who was <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/crime_and_courts\/case-asks-can-a-6-year-old-commit-sexual-assault\/article_c13c6a62-72b8-11e0-8659-001cc4c03286.html\">charged with a crime<\/a> for playing \u201cdoctor\u201d with a 5-year-old girl, or the 5-year-old autistic boy labeled a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/5-year-old-with-autism-labeled-sexual-predator-for-kissing-a-classmate-on-the-cheek-and-hugging-another\">sexual predator<\/a>\u201d for kissing a classmate on the cheek and hugging another.<\/p>\n<p>The definition of sexual assault has expanded in the past decades due to political pressure, and the emphasis has been on finding more people responsible without ever suggesting that an accusation may be exaggerated. Race does appear to be a factor in many of the allegations, however, with numerous minority men accused by white women.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was November 12, 2019 when Flavia Per\u00e9a received a phone call from her 6-year-old son\u2019s school saying a girl in his first-grade class had accused him of touching her &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2273922,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-184284239-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"6-Year-Old Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, School Calls Police. 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