Posters go up supporting boys in Rehtaeh Parsons case [View all]
Source: CBC
Friends, family and supporters of the four boys allegedly involved in the Rehtaeh Parsons case have taken their voice to the streets of Halifax.
Bright, multi-coloured posters saying, “Speak the truth. There’s two sides to every story. Listen before you judge. The truth will come out. Stay strong and support the boys,” have gone up in neighbourhoods around Halifax, including in the area around Rehtaeh’s mother's house.
On April 7, Rehtaeh, 17, was taken off life support after trying to take her own life a few days earlier. She was buried on Saturday.
According to Parsons' mother, four boys sexually assaulted her daughter when she was 15. Rehtaeh was then said to have been mocked by classmates, enduring relentless harassment and humiliation after a photo of the attack was circulated at her school and on social media. Police investigated, but no charges were ever laid.
Jason Barnes, Rehtaeh’s stepfather, said he first noticed the posters in his neighbourhood Wednesday morning, stapled to telephone poles on his street.
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