11 Year Old Pleads Guilty to Murder
By Jeralyn, Section Juvenile Offenders
Posted on Fri Dec 12, 2003 at 05:44:44 PM EST
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Posted on Fri Dec 12, 2003 at 05:44:44 PM EST
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An 11 year old pleaded guilty today in New Jersey to kidnapping and killing a toddler when he was 10. Aaron Kean was not charged as an adult. The Court sentenced him to 18 years in the custody of the juvenile justice system.
Under terms of the sentence, he will be evaluated periodically and could be released at any time it is determined that he is rehabilitated. If he is released early, he would be subject to six years of supervision.
Kean is expected to be sent out of state to a specialized children's mental health facility. This is how child offenders should be treated--through attempts at rehabilitation. Not like Florida treated Lionel Tate.
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