SARATOGA, Calif. – Three teenage boys have admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Northern California girl who later committed suicide after photographs of the attack were circulated to classmates, according to published reports.
The San Jose Mercury News first reported the case, soon followed by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday.
In September, two 16-year-old boys admitted in Santa Clara County Juvenile Court to participating in the sexual assault and possessing photos of the girl, Audrie Pott, the newspapers reported, citing documents and other sources. Both crimes are felonies.
In addition, a 17-year-old boy admitted to the same two felonies, the papers said.
The boys' names have not been released, but two have been ordered to serve 30 days — during weekends — in juvenile detention, and the third was sentenced to 45 consecutive days.
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