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Six-year-old charged with sexual assault

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The parents of a six-year-old American boy charged with sexual assault after being caught "playing doctor" are suing the prosecutors.

Their lawsuit, filed last week, accuses officials in Grant County, Wisconsin, of violating their own and their son's civil rights, the Chicago Tribune reports.

They are seeking $11.6 million in damages.

The boy — who reportedly has a developmental disability — was charged with first-degree sexual assault last year.

He had been discovered playing doctor with a five-year-old girl and her brother by the girl's mother.

The lawsuit alleges the investigation was biased because the girl's father is a well-known political figure in the area.

The suit names a district attorney, a social worker and a former sheriff.

 

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