The 17-year-old attempted suicide and was taken off life support after a digital photo of what her family says was a sexual assault was circulated among students at her school in Cole Harbour, N.S. The case is one of the first in Canada involving legislation introduced in late 2013 after the death of Nova Scotia teen Rehtaeh Parsons, which captured national attention. 1, 2014, until May 12, 2015.Ĭharges were laid after Bridgewater police launched a year-long investigation in response to the complaints from Bridgewater Junior/Senior administrators, leading to the seizure of a number of electronic devices - mainly cellphones - which were handed over to the RCMP Technological Crime Unit for analysis. “He snapchatted the photos to (names blanked out) and they would trade other pictures of girls.”Īccording to the allegations in the police application, the activities went on between Dec. “He does not believe any of the girls were older than 18.”

“He (the youth) kept the photos in an app called Keepsake which is an app on his iPhone that is password protected,” says the document. The document says one of the boys visited Bridgewater police and gave a statement detailing how the group functioned, saying, “the girls sent the photos willingly but did not know they were being shared.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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