A 12-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of molesting and raping six teenage girls in their school dormitory, Botou city government in Hebei province confirmed on Wednesday.

The two suspects allegedly sneaked into the girls' dormitory around midnight on Sunday morning in Fuzhen No 1 Middle School, a public school in the city. They then threatened the six girls, according to the statement from the city's publicity department released on Wednesday.

The elder suspect, identified only as Dong, allegedly assaulted all the girls.