2 teens in Rehtaeh Parsons case charged with child porn
Cole Harbour, N.S., teen bullied after photo of alleged attack circulated online
CBC News
Posted: Aug 8, 2013 10:59 AM AT
Last Updated: Aug 8, 2013 8:27 PM AT
On April 7, Rehtaeh Parsons was taken off life-support after attempting to take her own life a few days earlier. (Facebook)Two 18-year-old men have been charged in the case of Rehtaeh Parsons, the Nova Scotia girl who took her own life after she was bullied online.
One was charged with two counts of distributing child pornography, and the other was charged with making and distributing child pornography.
Police said the evidence did not support sexual assault charges against the two.
They are due in youth court on Aug. 15.
Police arrested the pair at 8 a.m. AT at their respective homes following an investigation by the RCMP/Halifax Regional Police Criminal Investigation Division.
According to Leah Parsons, Rehtaeh's mother, four boys sexually assaulted her daughter when she was 15. The Cole Harbour, N.S., teen was then said to have been mocked by classmates, enduring relentless harassment and humiliation after a photo of the attack was circulated at school and on social media.
On April 7, Rehtaeh was taken off life-support after attempting to take her own life a few days earlier.
The arrests come one day after the implementation of new, more strict legislation against cyber-bullying in Nova Scotia. The new legislation gives victims the ability to sue alleged cyber-bullies or their parents, if those accused are minors.
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