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15-year-old Cobb teen accused of rape to be charged as adult
By Kristi E Swartz
March 16, 2011A 15-year-old freshman accused of raping another teen in the girl's bathroom of a Smyrna high school is being charged as an adult, police have told Channel 2 Action News.
Chandler Brookins was visiting Campbell High School to watch his brother in a basketball game, Channel 2 said. The 14-year-old girl told police that while at the school Brookins put her in a headlock and forced her into a girl’s bathroom.
Vic Reynolds a lawyer for Brookins and also a family friend said the accusation against his client is untrue, Channel 2 is reporting . He also thinks the case belongs in the juvenile system.
Brookins has been released on a $50,000 bond.
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