[Heretic]

If they admitted, and if they are brought to court, I hope it's adult court. They need to understand that adult actions lead to adult consequences. Rape is inexcusable and abhorrently barbaric. The perpetrators should be locked away in a juvenile detention center for the remainder of their youth, attending regular counseling and letting them understand for themselves why they did what they did. A thirteen-year-old's brain is about as far away from reasoning ability as a brain can be, and that's the only reason why I wouldn't have them sent directly into the prison system.

If they behave without any incidents in juvenile detention, they should be conditionally released with permanent criminal records and severe limits on where they can go, who they can talk to, and what they are and are not to do.

Kudos to the victim here for going to authorities so quickly. I would assume that for her, telling someone else that something like that happened to her would be the hardest thing she would ever say in her life. I just hope she's brave enough to testify, if it's needed.