15-Year-Old to Be Tried as Adult in Sexual Assault, Slaying of Girl, 10

Iliana “Lily” Peters. Courtesy of Chippewa Falls Police Department

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—The case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after luring her into woods will remain in adult court, a judge has ruled.

Chippewa County Judge Steven Gibbs, in a 22-page decision issued Monday, sided with the state in ruling that court proceedings in the slaying of 10-year-old Iliana “Lily” Peters will remain in adult court, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.