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After working in child/adolescent psych for 13 years, and adding on my experiences as the parent of a 10 year old boy:
1) I would hope that the boys who were involved (and also the girl, more obviously) would receive psychiatric treatment rather than end up in a criminal system. I've met and talked to thousands of kids who were sexually abused and 99% of those who inflicted sexual assault/molestation/abuse (whatever term you prefer) had been sexually abused by an adult in some form. That's how they learned it. I've been out of the field for 6 years and our society has become even more sexualized since that time, so that percentage may have gone down some, because some kids are probably exposed to more, even if they weren't sexually assaulted themselves. My point is, at that age, it's more likely to be a psychological issue than a criminal issue. AND, even if it is a criminal issue, at that age, most kids can be turned around. Unless they are a budding sociopath, but even that can be evaluated and determined by a good psychiatrist and/or therapist.
2) My son, even at age 6, when in the shower, giggled when accidentally stimulated and said things like "that tickles and feels really funny" and things like that. It's pretty typical for 4 year old boys to "discover" themselves and they're often caught touching those private parts. They don't have the exact same reaction, obviously, as a teenager, but the nerves are there and it registers as pleasure.
3) If they've seen it done (porn, movies, internet, whatever) or had it done to them, they may still try to do it, even they aren't physiologically capable of it.
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