Most photos were sent through an app called Snapchat - in which images disappear after 10 seconds - but the boys circumvented the time limit by using other phones to take a photo of the photo. The document said two Dropbox accounts were created for the purpose of sharing intimate images of girls in various states of undress, including bare breasts and fully nude. The victim's identities are also protected. All were under 18 when the offences were committed, and their identities are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. She felt guilty and awful after it.'Īt the time the charges were laid in July 2016, four of the accused were 15 years old, and the other two were 18. 'She felt horrible when she sent them, but felt that if she did not he would spread some rumour about her at school or confront her about it. The girl ended up sending four or five photos, but did not give permission to distribute them and was told they would not be saved, the statement said.

She felt pressured,' the agreed statement of facts said. The next day at school (the boy) and his friends were clustered near her locker and gave her the impression that they were talking about her. 'She felt he would not let her change the subject. Six Bridgewater, N.S., boys have admitted distributing intimate images of at least 20 girls between the ages of 13 and 17.ĭocuments submitted in Bridgewater provincial court Tuesday said one 13-year-old girl was repeatedly asked by one accused for sexual photos over several days and felt pressured to send them. Girls as young as 13 felt pressured to send intimate photos and were unaware they were being shared among a group of boys, a Nova Scotia court has been told.

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