A mum has accused a six-year-old boy of sexually assaulting her daughter at their school.
The woman pulled her daughter out of the school following the alleged incident.
But
police are powerless to take any action as the boy is below the age of
criminal responsibility - which is currently 10 in England.
The mum has alleged that a lack action against the boy by the school has made her daughter "feel like she was in the wrong."
Lancashire Police said any action was the responsibility of the school and social services.
Blackburn with Darwen Council said it was providing support for those involved, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.
The girl has moved to another primary school following the alleged incident.
Her mum has reportedly called for a change in the law as children were becoming ‘sexualised’ at a younger age.
She said the alleged assault has left her daughter "feeling very vulnerable."
"The way the school has acted makes her feel like she was in the wrong,” she said.
“You
don’t expect to send your child to school and something like this to
happen. The police said because he is under 10 there is nothing they can
do but I think that’s wrong."
Children under the age of 10 in England cannot be arrested or charged with a crime.
A Lancashire police spokesman said that given the ages of the two children, the matter will be dealt with by the school and social services.
Credit: Daily Mirror
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