Audrie Pott AP Photo/Family photo provided by attorney Robert Allard (CBS/AP) SAN JOSE, Calif. - Authorities arrested three 16-year-old boys Thursday on charges that they sexually assaulted a 15 . A Northern California sheriff's office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually . I heard you cut yourself, the girl said loudly. Savannah gathered evidence and went to the police herself. She loosened up. This episode Web of Lies examines the tragic case of teen Audrie Pott, who . Audrie Pott, a student at Saratoga High School in Silicon Valley, hanged herself in her bathroom on Sept. 10, 2012, only a week after passing out drunk at a party where she said boys she had known for years took off her clothes, sexually assaulted her and took images of the attack on their phones. JOE: Fucking Henry AUDRIE: i dont remeber anything about that. A boy identified as "Sam" assures her, "ur fine ill make sure nothing goes around (sic). Police found new pictures of other nude teen girls on some of their phones, prompting them to add on new charges in July. On the last day of her life, Audrie Pott walked through a crucible of teenage torment. It was a prank by a few kids, and its blown out of proportion. But after his band class, his teacher, Jon Pwu, told the percussion class to learn from the shocking event. The family of Audrie Pott, a California teenager who allegedly was raped and then committed suicide in September, intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit, the family's lawyer told reporters . They were not strangers, he said. She was so different than how I knew her to be. SAN JOSE Audrie Pott thought everybody at her high school knew what happened that night. Audrie Pott, 15, hanged herself on Sept. 10, 2012, eight days after a party in which she says she was sexually assaulted and was drawn on using markers. (Audrie Pott Foundation via Facebook). The family divulged some of the Facebook messages their very private daughter sent in her last days, deciding it was better, in the wake of her suicide, to reveal the details of what happened than to hide. Audrie started her sophomore year at Saratoga High two days after the assault, with the knowledge that photos of her naked and luridly decorated body were circulating around school. And then she found the haunting words of her beautiful, once-bubbly daughter: These guys did (expletive) to me while I was sleeping, read one message. The 15-year-old said boys she had known for years took off her clothes and sexually assaulted her, including writing and . The brown-eyed girl who loved horses, art and pranks would never breathe on her own again. Teen sexting is all a way of magnifying girls fantasies of being a star of their own movies, and boys locked in a room bragging about sexual conquest., But as of yet the law provides little protection to the rights of those violated. Her choice: bra. Sheila sprinted down the hall, back into the kitchen, grabbed a knife and cut her daughter down, trying to remember how to perform CPR while dialing 911. Audrie lived in the Silicon Valley suburb of Saratoga, California. Courtesy of . A sign at Saratoga High School in support of Audrie Pott. This was not Steubenville. 'How much can business take?' We are extremely saddened about what happened to Audrie, he says. The family has also filed a suit against the Saratoga High School District, alleging that educators did not do enough to prevent the cyberbullying they claim led to their daughter's death. The boys confessed and were initially granted a plea deal that involved the felony charge being expunged from their records before they turned 20. Audrie Taylor Pott [1] was a 15-year-old student at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, who died by suicide. The ability to record and communicate gang-sex assaults has added a new enhancement to an old and ugly crime against women. With Audrie still sprawled out on the bed and unresponsive, the boys allegedly fingered her and took pictures on their phones. There was no note, nothing to explain why her popular and pretty daughter had done it. Looking for Audrey Potts online? Three days after her last online cry of despair, she was dead. Taken when Pott was drunk and unconscious at a friend's party, the photos depicted Pott as her so-called "friends" had left her: Drawn and written all over with permanent markers, after being sexually assaulted by three classmates. And I thought she was drunk. And She made out with two boys. She was drunk and Im sure she liked it. Steubenville, Ohio, spent months in the national headlines last summer after two football players raped a drunk high school girl at a party. Audrie was too blitzed to notice. 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A sexual assault on an unconscious victim is not considered forcible. Three or more teenagers sexually assaulted Pott there. "We are hopeful that everyone understands that these boys, none of whom have ever been in trouble with the law, are to be regarded as innocent. She wouldnt eat anything for breakfast, says Amanda, one of Audries closest friends. [6] A few kids had stolen rum, and an adult had bought them vodka at a liquor shop. In Louisville, Kentucky, in 2011, Savannah Dietrich, 16, got drunk, passed out and woke up to later learn two male acquaintances had stripped and sexually abused her, capturing the action on their phones and then sharing the pictures with pals. [8] Markers were also used to draw and write on her body, and photographs were taken and distributed via social network and MMS. O n the last day of her life, Audrie Pott walked through a crucible of teenage torment. (Supplied)Triple j's Veronica & Lewis spoke with the co-director of Audrie and Daisy, San Francisco-based filmmaker Bonni Cohen.She explained that Daisy, like Audrie, had attempted . Sheila Pott rushed to check her daughters cellphone, emails, texts and Facebook page. She cut chemistry to avoid talking to Kathy. 189 Followers, 23 Following, 5 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Audrie Pott (@audriepot) The parents of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga girl who killed herself after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at a party last year, added a new female defendant to a suit they filed in San . Partygoers also said they saw her making out with two different boys. By the time she was 13, shed sprouted 34DD breasts. But his office is pushing the California Assembly to write a law making cyberbullying an aggravating element in sexual-assault cases. Her father and stepmother, Lisa, thought she was basically a happy kid, but Audries friends got earfuls about how she fought with her stepmom. Saratoga, Calif. A few days after Audrie Pott killed herself, while her baffled parents were grieving and students across the Saratoga High School campus wore her favorite color, teal, in her memory, a couple of the 15-year-old girls closest friends came to Audries mother and delivered a shocking message: There is more to this than you know.. This is costing their families thousands and thousands of dollars, and we are not all rich.. Audrie Pott was born on May 27th, 1997. It would have been so hard for Audrie to go back to school. From Instagram to Snapchat to texting, young people with raging hormones and low impulse control are passing around what amounts to child pornography. But her friends noticed cuts on her arm, which she claimed were due to a broken vase on her mothers couch. The lawsuit against the teen claims that Pott woke up disoriented and afraid the next morning, covered in marker and lewd writing around her genitals. These boys are not bad boys! says the mother of a friend of one of the boys at the party. The student-newspaper editor Sam Liu said there is a lot of sympathy for the Potts, but also tons of rumors that Audrie had family problems that provoked her suicide. Audrie Taylor Pott (May 27, 1997 September 12, 2012)[1] was a 15-year-old student at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, who died by suicide. Audrie Pott was a 15-year-old student at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California who committed suicide on September 12, 2012. . She called me to come get her, and I was surprised because it was earlier than usual, Sheila recalls. Focusing on four separate rape cases with eerie similarities, "Audrie & Daisy" is a stark portrait of a problem which is not in any way local, aberrant, or random. Allard, the parents' attorney, reacted angrily to the assertions. In the week since school had started, girls had been giving her looks, and guys had congregated around phones, smirking. . They want the boys to like them, says Amanda. These arent easy cases. 'I promise it wasn't me.'. Now one of the accused boys claims they are partly to blame. As Audries mother hunted for clues, a female sheriffs deputy assigned to patrol Saratoga High School began hearing whispers that at least one graphic and humiliating photo of Audrie was racing through social media. They interviewed the other two boys and also cited them, but continued their investigation. [10], Three teenage boys admitted in juvenile court to sexually assaulting and possessing photos of Audrie Pott, both felonies. Over the course of the next week, Audrie learned that cellphone photos had been taken of her during the assault and shared with students at the school she attended with the three attackers. Audrie Pott Foundation. On April 15th, the Pott family held a press conference announcing they were filing a civil suit against the boys and their families (the parents who own the party house settled in August), and filed an administrative claim against the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, alleging that administrators were lax in responding to bullying against Audrie bullying that the school claims was never discussed. And I was so upset that she had changed. Grief counselors were brought in. Flinging the door open, she confronted a sight now permanently etched in her memory. One of three teenagers who admitted that they sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later committed suicide has . Snubbing the King: Why Don't Big Stars Want to Perform at Charles' Coronation? Rosenfeld and her students work with girls, sometimes filing civil suits and encouraging them to graduate. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP). With no assault, with no cyberbullying, Audrie is in art class right now, Larry Pott said at the April news conference, choking back tears. In the pale-peach bathroom, with its shell-shaped sink, gold fixtures and narrow bathtub, her only child was dangling from a belt attached to the shower head, mascara streaking her face. ., honestly like really no joke everyone knows. As part of the terms of settlement, two of the boys were required to verbally apologize in open court, admit again to the sexual assault, admit to their role in the death of Audrie Pott, agree to being filmed in a documentary, pay a combined $950,000, support the petition for an honorary diploma for Audrie Pott, and give ten presentations on sexual assault and sexting. Not only had she been sexually assaulted after drinking too much at a house party, her familys lawyers say, but pictures of her naked during the attack were being shared online. Back in her room, Audrie wasnt so nonchalant. Select from premium Audrie Pott of the highest quality. ", As a rebuttal, the Potts' family lawyer, Robert Allard, responded in a statement: "Nothing remotely would cause her to do this. Audrie Pott Full Biography From: Wikipedia. Counseling & Support Services for Youth (CASSY): 408-493-5289 (general number), 855-278-4204 (crisis) LGSUHSD anonymous hotline: submit online or 800-782-7463. She found it among the flowers at the memorial. The worst of the awful . Police interviews with the partyers pieced together what allegedly happened next. Names You Should Know More Than a Decade After the Tragedy Began In 2012, Audrie Taylor Pott and Catherine Daisy Coleman were just 15 and 14 years old, respectively, with their However, since so many of the incidents involve juveniles, punishment is neither swift nor certain. Audries story swept across the country Friday, echoing recent cases in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Steubenville, Ohio, involving drinking, sexual assault and online photos. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act effectively means that no Internet provider can be forced to take down content for invading a persons privacy or even defaming them. A sign at Saratoga High School in support of Audrie Pott. The law is still in the writing stages, though, and the local legislator hasnt even introduced it. The three unidentified goons admitted to "digitally penetrating" Audrie Pott, 15, and having photos of her in Santa Clara County Juvenile Court in September, anonymous sources told the San . Pott was forced to endure taunts on Facebook, with classmates sending her messages saying things like, "u were one horny mofo," according to Rolling Stone. The three teenage boys who authorities say drove 15-year-old Audrie Pott to hang herself in . On September 14th, the police pulled Bill out of class and interviewed him at school, then criminally cited him with a misdemeanor, handing him over to his fathers custody. New details of events leading up to last September's suicide of Audrie Pott, 15, allegedly assaulted while passed out drunk during a party at a friend's home near San Jose emerged as the girl's parents spoke publicly for the first time about her death and filed suit against the three boys accused in the attack. She was also bullied. This story is from the September 26th, 2013 issue of Rolling Stone. And those cases, if you have sex, you can go to jail. Not for the "stupid price" of $150 an acre foot. Change source. Some like it, NOT! Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class, Taking Vitamin D each day could cut your chances of getting dementia, study claims. She then pleaded with the boys to delete the photos. Audrie Pott was 15 when she was sexually assaulted at a party, also in 2012, and had crude words drawn on her body with marker pen. 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When she woke up the next morning, Audrie didnt know how shed gotten into the bedroom or where her clothes were. The three teenage boys who authorities say drove 15-year-old Audrie Pott to hang herself in 2012 have admitted to sexually assaulting the girl - and taking photographs of the humiliating ordeal - eight days before she took her own life. She wanted, says her mother, to be just like the superskinny Asian girls in her circle., Her friends knew Audrie had body-image issues. The mixer of choice was Gatorade, or downed straight. Audrie started to cry. Apr 16, 2013, 8:17 AM. 'As much as we strongly disagree with and are actively attempting to change the lenient privacy laws afforded to juveniles, even when they commit as here heinous acts on an unconscious minor, we cannot publicly comment on any aspect of any criminal proceedings involving these young men,' Robert Allard, an attorney for Lawrence and Sheila Pott - Audrie's parents - said in a statement to SFGate. According to Audries friends, one of the three boys eventually arrested for the assault, Joe, was a leader of the teasing pack in middle school and especially sadistic. In the following days, Pott was bullied by some who saw the photographs. The messages show her pleading with Joe to delete the pictures. Prosecutors all over the nation are facing the same social and legal quandary: How do you protect young women from not just sexual assault but the magnification of those assaults via the Internet? A GIRL is accused of "encouraging" the gang rape of a classmate and taking pictures of the alleged sexual abuse that were . See-through shorts and thongs pulled up, shorts pulled down, recalls an older girl. At some point, I was like, I feel superuncomfortable, everyones so trashed and we are just sitting here. So we left.. Audrie's parents, Larry and Sheila Pott, are now separated, and Larry is remarried. [9], In April 2013, three sixteen-year-old boys were arrested in northern California on suspicion of sexual battery to Pott. In another, she speaks with another of the alleged assaulters. In response to Audries death and the arrests, Saratogas teachers opened discussions with students about the case that had fractured the affluent suburban veneer of the high school. . 'I'm sorry about the marker,' he added of the drawings that covered her body. 04/12/13 AT 10:19 AM. She would eat an orange at lunch and then wait for dinner. All Rights reserved. ", Larry Pott and his wife, Lisa, pose for a portrait holding a picture of Larry's daughter Audrie in Saratoga, Calif. Larry Pott and his first wife, Sheila, had divorced years earlier. Audrie drank hardest of all. S*** always does. Mary appears to have left the room when the boys started pulling off Audries clothes and drawing on her with Sharpies. 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