Three schoolboys in court charged with raping girl
Rowan Bridge
North of England reporter, BBC News
Reporting fromManchester Youth Court
PA MediaThree schoolboys have appeared in court accused of rape.
The boys, aged 13, 14, and 15, appeared earlier at Manchester Youth Court each charged with three counts of rape of a girl aged under 16 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, when the youngest boy was aged 12.
They were first arrested in February last year.
The trio pleaded not guilty to all counts and were released on bail to appear at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court next month.
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