A Canadian teenager hung herself after photos of her rape were spread by classmates on Facebook and Twitter, now the internet is demanding justice.
Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, hung herself in her family's bathroom last week after photos of her gang rape were distributed online by classmates. She fell into a coma. Her family pulled her off life support on Sunday.
Source: facebook.com
The rape happened when she was fifteen, allegedly by four classmates at a friend's house.
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After the incident, her classmates passed the photos among each other online, forcing Rehtaeh to change schools due to constant harassment.
Source: @rprsnsxo
Rehtaeh's mother set up a memorial Facebook page and describes Rehtaeh's horrific experiences with cyberbullying in grim detail:
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