Deaf man, 18, assaults deaf classmate, 13, in park

August 02, 2010

She lives in a world of silence. So does he. But even if he couldn't hear her screams, police said, the 18-year-old deaf youth knew that what he did to a 13-year-old deaf girl was wrong.

The youth, Rafael Moley, sexually assaulted the girl Saturday night in a city park, police said.

Moley knew his victim because both attended a school for the deaf, cops said.

The assault allegedly occurred at a gathering in Harrowgate Park, near the intersection of Tioga Street and Kensington Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.

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Police said Moley forced the girl to perform oral sex on him.

Both were interviewed by police yesterday using sign-language interpreters. Moley subsequently was charged with indecent deviate sexual intercourse and statutory sexual assault, according to police.

- Stephanie Farr

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