CLEVELAND — A 9-year-old boy who allegedly assaulted a 5-year-old girl in September was arraigned in Juvenile Court Thursday morning in Judge Kristen Sweeney's courtroom.

The child entered a plea denying the allegations against him, with his attorney requesting a competency evaluation and for him to be released and sent home.

The mother of the 5-year-old attended the arraignment, stating that the children who allegedly assaulted her daughter shouldn't go home, as their home lives contributed to the matter. The mother told the court that the alleged attackers stole her child's innocence.

Prosecutors requested an ankle monitor for the child during the arraignment, which the judge agreed to as part of house arrest.

Sweeney also asked the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Ser

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