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5 KIDS CHARGED IN GANG RAPE

Five boys – two of them 10 years old – have been busted in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Coney Island, police said yesterday.

The shocking attack took place Monday evening when the girl, walking past Ocean Towers, a West 24th Street apartment building, was called over by five youngsters she knows.

Three of the boys – two 10-year-olds and an 11-year-old – fondled her, police said.

Then, police said, a 13-year-old boy held her down while the fifth suspect, also 13, raped her.

After the attack, the suspects walked off nonchalantly and headed to a nearby community center, authorities said.

The girl followed them there and reported what had happened to a counselor, who called police.

The suspects were arrested at the center and were charged with rape and sexual abuse.

One 10-year-old suspect was released to the custody of his family because of his medical condition – he is recovering from injuries suffered in a car accident. The others were placed in a Bronx juvenile facility, police said.