Audrie Pott, 15, committed suicide after allegedly being gang-raped and pictures of the assault were posed online. Source: Supplied
A GIRL is accused of "encouraging" the gang rape of a classmate and taking pictures of the alleged sexual abuse that were posted online.
Audrie Pott committed suicide last September after passing out drunk at a party at a friend's house in Saratoga, Northern Carolina.
The Saratoga High School student told police that boys whom she had known for years took off her clothes and sexually assaulted her, including writing and drawing on intimate parts of her body and taking cellphone photos of their actions.
The three boys accused of sexually assaulting the 15-year-old were arrested on charges of sexual battery and distribution and possession of child pornography. They were released from a juvenile detention centre last month and ordered into house arrest as they await trial.
Audrie's parents have now added a 15-year-old girl to their lawsuit alleging she was present in the room when the assault occurred and encouraged the boys 'to expose and/or photograph and/or draw on Audrie's body', according to the amended lawsuit.
The new defendant, identified only as Jane C as she is a minor, encouraged the assault and the taking of pictures, according to the lawsuit.
She then buttoned and zipped Audrie Pott's shorts, covered her with a blanket and left her alone.
The lawsuit claims that Jane C. lied about her involvement to cover up the assault.
Audrie tried to confront the boys accused of attacking her online and posted her feelings about it on social media.
'I have a reputation for a night I don't even remember and the whole school knows,' she wrote in one Facebook message to a friend.
'I cried when I found out what they did,' she wrote in another.
Larry and Sheila Pott, the parents of Audrie Pott who have lodged a lawsuit for damages after their daughter's suicide. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Source: AP
Attorney Robert Allard initially sued the boys and adults Michael Penuen and Sheila Penuen in Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleging battery, defamation, wrongful death and several other claims.
The suit seeks unspecified damages.
Michael Penuen and Sheila Penuen left their teenage daughter behind while they went out of town. She allegedly told her parents that she was spending the night at Audrie Pott's home, instead teenagers gathered at the Penuens' home and drank alcohol.
Audrie's family spoke to The Mercury News about their daughter's death in May.
"She was picked on because she was pretty, because she was popular, because she was nice,' said Larry Pott.
The lawsuit claims that school officials were negligent and mishandled the bullying which Pott endured just before her suicide.
"[Audrie] was subjected to atrocities committed by her classmates and then subjected to humiliation and shame through bullying on her campus."
Larry Pott said at a press conference when charges were laid: "With no assault, with no cyber-bullying, Audrie is in art class right now."
For help with emotional difficulties, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au
For help with depression, contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 or at www.beyondblue.org.au
The SANE Helpline is 1800 18 SANE (7263) or at www.sane.org
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