Cobb 16-year-old accused of sexually assaulting teen during armed home invasion
A 16-year-old is being charged as an adult after allegedly sexually assaulting another Cobb County teenager at gunpoint during a home invasion.
Jerome Bell was arrested Thursday after being accused of breaking into a home off Valley View Street in unincorporated Powder Springs on May 4, Cobb police told Channel 2 Action News. While in the home, the suspect allegedly forced a teenage boy to perform a sexual act at gunpoint.
The alleged invasion happened around 2 p.m. while the victim was home by himself, Channel 2 reported.
According to an arrest warrant, Bell “threatened to kill the victim if he told the police.” It’s unclear whether Bell knew the victim before the incident.
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He faces several felonies, including aggravated sodomy and armed robbery, the news station reported. He was booked into the Cobb jail.
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