( CNN ) -- Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year old girl , police in Phoenix , Arizona , said Wednesday . The girl was lured into a vacant storage shed by the suspects , who offered her chewing gum , police said at a news conference . The girl was restrained while the boys -- ages 9 , 10 , 13 and 14 -- sexually assaulted her , police said of the July 16 incident . All the suspects except for the 14-year-old live in the same apartment complex , according to Phoenix police Sgt . Andy Hill . The 14-year-old has been charged as an adult , Hill said . Detectives said the girl was placed in the custody of Phoenix child protective services after the attack because of her parents ' attitude toward her . The girl and the boys charged are all from families that have come to the United States from the West African nation of Liberia , police said .
Police in Phoenix , Arizona , say 8-year-old girl lured to vacant shed with gum . Four boys ages 9 to 14 have been charged with sexually assaulting girl . Comment: