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April 12, 2013

California: 3 Teens Arrested for Sexual Battery After Suicide of 15-Year-Old Girl 
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Authorities in Santa Clara, California, have arrested three teenage boys
on charges of sexually battering a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself
following the assault at a party last fall. A lawyer for the family of
Audrey Pott said students shared photographs of the attack on their
cellphones. Audrey posted on Facebook that her life was ruined shortly
before she killed herself. Meanwhile, no arrests have been announced so
far in the case of Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old Canadian who was
allegedly raped by four boys and bullied when a photo of the assault was
shared at her school. She also hanged herself and was taken off life
support on Sunday.

 

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