The issue focused on child rape and sexual assault in California

Image copyright BBC Image caption Some states have passed laws against child rape and sexual assault

On Friday, two California girls were accused of sexually assaulting and raping an 11-year-old boy in what many believe was a minor minor crime.

The boy was later released from hospital and has since been referred to the criminal justice system.

But his mother and father have told the BBC that they were initially shocked by the incident.

