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Several high-profile cases involving 11-year-olds have recently gained national attention, ranging from dangerous online pranks to serious allegations of institutional negligence and abuse.

In , an 11-year-old girl in Florida was arrested and charged with a felony after falsely reporting that her friend had been kidnapped.

She later admitted the prank was inspired by a YouTube challenge and that she thought it "would be funny".