Child advocates call for reform after Brasher Falls 7-year-old is charged with rape Child advocates call for reform after Brasher Falls 7-year-old is charged with rape WWNY By Keith Benman | April 1, 2021 at 4:44 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 6:49 PM BRASHER FALLS, N.Y. (WWNY) - Child advocates are calling for reform after a Brasher Falls 7-year-old was charged with a serious felony. They want the age raised for bringing criminal charges against children. The story has hit newspapers and TV across the U.S., and overseas. Headlines and broadcasts are focusing on the age of the boy. Some are asking: How could anyone this young be charged with this crime, or any crime at all?