Judge to rule whether Miami boys accused of half-hour rape of 12-year-old stay jailed

MIAMI — The three boys accused in the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood faced a judge on Wednesday.

Miami-Dade Judge Richard Hersch heard arguments for and against keeping Nelson Nunez, 13, and Jusiah Jones, 12, locked up until their trials during a pre-trial detention hearing for the two boys.

The third suspect, Xavier Tyson, 15, is out of custody but was also in court on Wednesday, with his own impending pre-trial detention hearing. Prosecutors also want him back behind bars…

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