The Other Maryville Rape Survivor Speaks Out

Paige Parkhurst, who was just 13 at the time of the attack in Maryville, Mo., is now speaking out about her sexual assault.

On the night of Jan. 7, 2012, when Daisy Coleman was allegedly raped by Matthew Barnett, another girl was there too: 13-year-old Paige Parkhurst, who is now speaking out about the night's events.

On the night of Jan. 7, 2012, when Daisy Coleman was allegedly raped by Matthew Barnett, another girl was there too: 13-year-old Paige Parkhurst, who is now speaking out about the night's events.

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"We [Daisy and Paige] were just having a fun time, catching up, and Daisy had been texting with this guy Matt Barnett," Paige told Al Jazeera America, appearing beside her mother.

"We [Daisy and Paige] were just having a fun time, catching up, and Daisy had been texting with this guy Matt Barnett," Paige told Al Jazeera America , appearing beside her mother.

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The girls then snuck out to meet up with the 17-year-old boys, who allegedly separated Daisy and Paige into two rooms, where they were both sexually assaulted.

The girls then snuck out to meet up with the 17-year-old boys, who allegedly separated Daisy and Paige into two rooms, where they were both sexually assaulted.

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We got there, and they just started handing her drink after drink after drink. And they had separated us as soon as we got there.

And another boy that was there with me, had taken me into another room, and had sexually assaulted me, after me telling him no, pushing him away. And after he was done, he made me go back out into the living room with him, and we sat and waited until Matt was done with Daisy. And I had walked into Matt's room, and she was incoherent. She couldn't walk, couldn't talk, and just was talking like a baby pretty much...

It was very scary. I was really confused and didn't understand what was fully going on. I was in shock and really worried about my friend. It was freezing out. I don't know. There was just a lot of things going through my mind.


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