Lebanon County authorities are investigating a sex act case involving two juveniles - one of whom faces criminal charges.

The case involves a 13-year-old and 12-year-old. Both are young, but investigators said that even if the act seemed consensual, a 12-year-old cannot legally consent regardless of the other child's age.

On Wednesday, Lebanon County detectives arrested the 13-year-old boy for the March incident. They said that he engaged in a sex act with the 12-year-old girl at a Weidman Street playground.

The boy has been charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, indecent assault and sexual abuse.

According to investigators, other juveniles watched the sex act. An 18-year-old male recorded the act on a cell phone and showed the video to others.

The Lebanon County District Attorney's Office explained that, even though the children were just one year apart in age, the act is a crime.

"Any child who is 12 years of age or younger is incapable of consenting under Pennsylvania law," said Deputy District Attorney Megan Ryland Tanner. "So it's not one of those situations where you can say it was consensual, because the victim in this case was 12 years old."

The adult who is accused of recording the incident has not been charged. The district attorney's office said it is still investigating.

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