Teen Girl Accused Of Rape

He was supposed to be in school, but instead, a 12-year-old boy was getting a different kind of lesson, in bed, from an older woman.

Melanie Freeman, 19, is now in jail, accused of having a sexual relationship with a middle school student.

“It’s sick,? a woman who lives nearby said. ?It’s like going to bed with your school teacher. I just want to go throw up.”

Disgusted, neighbors said they could not believe what allegedly happened inside a home near Mesilla, behind closed doors.

Freeman is charged with raping a 12-year-old boy, who she allegedly knew through family friends.

Officers went to serve the woman with two outstanding municipal warrants Wednesday morning. Police said they never expected what they saw next.

“It was around 9 o’clock, a little after 9, when the officer went to the home and the boy was in the company of this woman,? Dan Trujillo, spokesman for the Las Cruces Police Department, said. ?He probably should have been in school.”

Officers said they were greeted at the door by a relative who told them Freeman was upstairs. But when they went upstairs, police said, Freeman refused to leave her bedroom. Officers barged in and said they found her in bed with the child.

ABC-7 stopped by the house and was greeted by Freeman?s older sister, who denies Melanie ever slept with the boy.

“That’s just ridiculous,? her sister said. ?That’s embarrassing.?

ABC-7 asked her sister if Melanie was in a relationship with a 12-year-old.

“No, she was not,? her sister said. ?No, it was not supposed to happen like that.”

Freeman is being held at the Dona Ana County Detention Center on a $55,000 bond.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a young boy or young girl, 12-years-old is no age when a child can give consent to sex.”

Freeman is also charged with battery. She allegedly kneed an officer as she was escorted to a patrol car.