3 teens arrested for assault after girl's suicide

Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | Updated 9:31 pm, Thursday, April 11, 2013 | By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer

[thecodont]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Eight days after allegedly being sexually battered while passed out at a party, and then humiliated by online photos of the assault, 15-year-old Audrie Pott posted on Facebook that her life was ruined, "worst day ever," and hanged herself.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/3-teens-arrested-for-assault-after-girl-s-suicide-4428419.php#ixzz2QEgRMUfH

[thecodont]

Similar story here, with the same tragic ending:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/9985196/Teenager-commits-suicide-after-photograph-of-her-being-gang-raped-goes-viral.html

When the stories go online, the victims have no recourse. There is nowhere for them to start over with a new life.

[onyx]

Society has gone to He//.

The punishment won’t be harsh.

The victim is dead. She wasn’t afforded proper care or concern.

[Jonty30]

At what point does God start apologizing for destroying Sodom and Gomorrah?

[Westbrook]

> At what point does God start apologizing for destroying
> Sodom and Gomorrah?

When there are less than ten righteous.

My guess is after the Rapture.

[BlackVeil]

Yes, I can remember someone saying that if the LORD does not judge America, then He will have to repent to Sodom and Gommorah.

But His time is not our fleeting moment of time.

[SeminoleCounty]

When parents and loved ones start taking action... and we stop the Conflict Resolution nonsense (which is nothing more than “blame the victim” ideology).... these incidents will continue

[BlackVeil]

Another case, exactly similar to the tragedy in Canada, which we were discussing on a separate thread.

In this case, the victim was 15 years old, Audrey Pott lived in California.

Eight days after allegedly being sexually assaulted while passed out at a party, and then humiliated by online photos of the assault, 15-year-old Audrie Pott posted on Facebook that her life was ruined, 'worst day ever,' and hanged herself.

[plsjr]

Read in context Romans 1:18 through 2:15

Sodom & Gomorrah were made examples for the Jews, and after the good news, the Christians. This was probably because (including Lot and his immediate family) there were less than 10 righteous persons.

America was blessed because they were for the most part a Godly people.

Now? - not so much.


Romans 1
"[24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: [25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen."

Outside of those nations with a Judeo-Christian ethic, human history has been a nothing but a "if it feels good, do it" world for those with power.

[outofsalt]

And there was an interesting thread a few days back about whether suicide condemns one to hell.
I pray our heavenly father please strengthen these families. "Justice is mine sayeth the Lord" I pray He who knows love, forgiveness and righteousness will guide our hearts to His wisdom and return our people to His way.
My heart grows cold hearing of these tragic children. So sad.

[BlackVeil]

Amen, I join your prayer.

[freedomfiter2]

At what point does God start apologizing for destroying Sodom and Gomorrah?

He doesn’t. We’re just getting the slow version of destruction and yet not even the church is repenting.

[Travis McGee]

I keep looking up for the big asteroid.

[reed13k]

I keep looking for the father, brother, uncle, cousin who takes the law into their own hand.

[Travis McGee]

Metrosexual sperm donor “dads” don’t fight for anything.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Here's the whole story. Her dad is in the picture.

3 Teens Arrested For Sexual Assault Of 15-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide

Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

Calif. sheriff's office: 3 teens arrested in sexual battery of girl who later killed herself

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Eight days after allegedly being sexually battered while passed out at a party, and then humiliated by online photos of the assault, 15-year-old Audrie Pott posted on Facebook that her life was ruined, "worst day ever," and hanged herself.

For the next eight months, her family struggled to figure out what happened to their soccer loving, artistic, horse crazy daughter, whose gentle smile, long dark hair and shining eyes did not bely a struggling soul.

And then on Thursday, seven months after the tragedy, a Northern California sheriff's office arrested three 16-year-old boys on charges of sexual battery.

"The family has been trying to understand why their loving daughter would have taken her life at such a young age and to make sure that those responsible would be held accountable," said family attorney Robert Allard.

"After an extensive investigation that we have conducted on behalf of the family, there is no doubt in our minds that the victim, then only 15 years old, was savagely assaulted by her fellow high school students while she lay on a bed completely unconscious."

Allard said students used cell phones to share photos of the attack, and that the images went viral.

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Lt. Jose Cardoza said it arrested two of the teens at Saratoga High School and the third, a former Saratoga High student, at Christopher High School in Gilroy on Thursday. The names of the suspects were not released because they are minors.

Cardoza said the suspects were booked into juvenile hall and face two felonies and one misdemeanor each, all related to sexual battery that allegedly occurred at a Saratoga house party.

The lieutenant said the arrests were the result of information gathered by his agency's Saratoga High School resource officers. He said the investigation is ongoing, and Los Gatos police also continue looking into the girl's September suicide.

The Associated Press does not, as a rule, identify victims of sexual assault. But in this case, Pott's family wanted her name and case known, Allard said. The family also provided a photo to the AP.

The girl's family members did not comment and have requested privacy until a planned news conference Tuesday. Her father and step-mother Lawrence and Lisa Pott, along with her mother Sheila Pott, have started the Audrie Pott Foundation (audriepottfoundation.com) to provide music and art scholarships and offer youth counseling and support.

The foundation website alludes to the teen's struggles, but until now neither law enforcement, school officials nor family have discussed the sexual battery.

"She was compassionate about life, her friends, her family, and would never do anything to harm anyone," the site says. "She was in the process of developing the ability to cope with the cruelty of this world but had not quite figured it all out.

"Ultimately, she had not yet acquired the antibiotics to deal with the challenges present for teens in today's society."

On the day Pott died, Saratoga High School principal Paul Robinson announced her death, stunning classmates. Two days later other students and staff wore her favorite color, teal, in her honor.

Robinson wasn't immediately available for comment Thursday.

The Pott family is not alone.

In Canada on Thursday, authorities said they are looking further into the case of a teenage girl who hanged herself Sunday after an alleged rape and months of bullying. A photo said to be of the 2011 assault on 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons was shared online.

No charges initially were filed against four teenage boys being investigated. But after an outcry, Nova Scotia's justice minister appointed four government departments to look into Parsons' case.

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[GBA]

At what point does God start apologizing for destroying Sodom and Gomorrah?

It's a good line, too bad it doesn't seem to work like that.

As near as I can tell, God gives us some time and plenty of negative feedback via a hierarchy of warnings to get us to see things His way and get ourselves back with the Plan.

I think we've passed through the first few levels of the warning system and are heading for the S&G level bonus round.

Given how we started with our FFs seeking His blessings, guidance and protection, we, the prodigal children, likely are getting some special attention.

Not good to aggressively fall out of favor as we have done these last few decades, especially with our Roe v Wade making human sacrifice the law of the land. Definitely some bonus round material there.

[skeeter]

Why should the 'three teens' be afforded anonymity?

They broadcast this girl's image to the world, humiliating her to the point she killed herself. Lets have their names.

[TheOldLady]

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