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Teens apologize to alleged rape victim for online slurs

By "eAdvocate"

1-13-2011 Canada: A group of B.C. high school students who made tasteless comments about a suspected rape victim online decided to write apology letters to the teen after meeting with her face-to-face. After the 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a party in Pitt Meadows in September, photos of the rape circulated online and a Facebook group was formed casting doubt on the victim's story. Members of the group claimed the girl voluntarily took drugs, lied to police and agreed to have sex with multiple men. Similar rumours about the victim circulated throughout the online universe, including suggestions from other partygoers that the victim had "asked for it" or deserved to be raped. But at least some of the young people responsible for those insensitive comments have since relented, according to Seamus Nesling, spokesman for the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows school district...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 13, 2011 (boomark / email).