“It just sort of takes my breath away,” said Scott Berkowitz, the president of the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. The case has stunned area parents, who are left wondering if the school is safe, and national victims’ advocates. It should be investigated as a crime, taking advantage of someone with a mental health issue.” “Just the sheer volume of participants, allegedly 25 boys, suggests mental health issues with a 15-year-old girl. “If a video was taken, it’s unquestionably child pornography. Tampa-area defense attorney John Trevena said officers are almost certainly looking into whether anyone who shot cellphone video - or posted it - can be prosecuted under child pornography laws. Greg Adkins, the county’s school superintendent, posted a letter Tuesday saying that officials “were shocked to hear of the events at South High,” but added, “I am certain you appreciate the privacy afforded to the students involved.” Lee County School spokeswoman Amity Chandler said in a statement late Tuesday that while 25 boys were seen going into the bathroom, the number of boys the girl had sex with “is less than the number seen going into the restroom.” She did not elaborate.
The video was posted on Snapchat and Twitter, and forwarded to local news media, and at least one TV station contacted police, Schall said. The girl and her parents were unwilling to press charges, Schall said. The report said a school-based sheriff’s detective watched a security video and saw 25 teen boys walk into the restroom. Schall declined to elaborate on what possible charges could be filed in the case.Īccording to a police report, the girl confirmed she had sex with a number of “willing males” in the bathroom at South Fort Myers High on May 17. Gay Florida man 'blinded by ex-boyfriend's family' thought he would dieįlorida sheriff’s detectives are investigating a cellphone video purportedly showing a 15-year-old girl having sex with multiple boys in a public high school bathroom after school.Īuthorities originally decided not to pursue any criminal charges, but when the video surfaced and was sent to news outlets and posted online, detectives and the Florida Department of Children and Families decided to investigate further, Lee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Schall said Tuesday.
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