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January 8, 2014

Victim in Maryville Rape Case Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt 
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A teenage victim of an alleged rape in Maryville, Missouri, has tried to
take her own life. In 2012, Daisy Coleman, then 14 years old, claimed
she was given alcohol and raped during a gathering of high-school
athletes while another teen filmed the incident on his phone. Despite
reported evidence and interviews supporting the case, prosecutors
dropped charges against Coleman’s accused rapist. Coleman's family
says she tried to commit suicide this weekend by overdosing on pills
after being bullied online. Coleman was rushed to a hospital where she
remains in recovery. It was her third suicide attempt since the alleged
rape.

 

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