Man Accused of Rape after Posing as 7-Year-Old Girl’s Uncle, Says He Had Lapse in Judgement

A man accused of posing as a seven-year-old girl’s uncle then raping her will stand trial for those charges. Juwan Mitchell allegedly lured the child away from her grandmother’s home on Hazlett Street in Northview Heights, then assaulted her on September 15th at another home’s basement bathroom. A detective testified the 22-year-old Mitchell admitted to the assault…but claims he simply had a lapse in judgement. Mitchell remains in custody on 200-thousand-dollars bail.


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