A FOURTEEN-year-old schoolboy from Hackney has appeared in court charged with raping a seven-year-old girl.
The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with two counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault against the child.
He appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he was remanded in custody to appear at Thames Juvenile Court on August 17.
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