Two boys — aged 12 and 13 — have been charged as adults in Florida after allegedly violently raping a 12-year-old girl, Us Weekly confirmed.
Nelson Nuñez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, both appeared in bond court on Friday, February 27, on charges stemming from the June 2025 rape, which happened in Miami.
“The reason why it’s coming to light now is that now they’re being charged as adults,” said Mike Vega, spokesperson for the Miami Police.
Us has learned that the crime was actually committed back on June 18, 2025.
Núñez, Jones, and a 15-year-old boy who has been identified as Christopher Xavier Tyson allegedly sexually assaulted the 12-year-old girl at the Green Haven Project, which is billed as a community garden in Miami.
Police allege that the 12-year-old victim had been walking home from a friend’s house when the boys spotted her from a distance.
The boys approached her and then pulled the girl to a discarded sofa that had been abandoned between buildings. While Jones and the other boy held the girl’s hand, Vega said Nuñez took off her pants and raped the girl.
“Not only that, she was screaming for help, and one of them grabs rocks from the ground and put them in her mouth, so she shuts up,” said Vega
According to the police, the victim’s father had gone out to try to find the girl and eventually happened upon the crime scene, interrupting the rape as the boys scattered and sprinted away.
The two boys were arrested the following day, according to police.
“It’s heartbreaking, and I can only imagine the pain that a 12-year-old is gonna have for the rest of her life, knowing what occurred to her,” said Vega of the crime.
One of the boys allegedly raped the girl for approximately 30 minutes.
Both of the boys are being held without bond on sexual battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and child molestation.
A fourth boy was said to have been present when the girl was dragged to the couch but did not participate in the savage sexual assaults.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the third 15-year-old suspect, who police said has moved to a different state. They did not specify which state, and police did not indicate in their statement if they are working with other law enforcement in that state to have Tyson detained.
“I don’t care if they get 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years, 100 years, guess what, I’m gonna always feel like, as a mother, as a woman, I’m gonna always feel like it’s not enough,” the victim’s mother told Local 10 News.
“I’m upset. I’m angry,” said the mother. “We just take it one day at a time.”
It was unclear if the girl suffered any injuries to her mouth from having rocks shoved into it.
In a statement, the Green Haven Project said it was “deeply saddened by this unforeseen and unacceptable incident and stands with the victim and her family. As a community garden, our space is meant to serve the community by providing access to fresh food. Like many public community spaces, we recognize that spaces open to the public can attract both positive and negative activity; however, an opening caused by nearby construction activity created unintended access, after hours, and this occurred during non-operational hours, when the garden is normally closed and secured, following an unauthorized intrusion into the space. We remain committed to serving the community.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
