Audrie Taylor Pott was a 15-year-old student at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, who died by suicide. She had been sexually assaulted at a party eight days earlier by three 16-year-old boys she knew, and nude pictures of her were posted online with accompanying bullying.

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My heart breaks for her. She was treated so cruelly by so many people.

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That's sick. The boys that did this are probably living normal lives while she died at 15. I wonder if they realized the gravity of what they've done.

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u/metalnxrd Jul 31 '25

‼️‼️TRIGGER WARNING: SA, BULLYING, SUICIDE‼️‼️

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On September 3rd, 2012, Audrie went to a party with about ten other teenagers where she became drunk. A few kids had stolen rum, and an adult had bought them vodka at a liquor shop. Once she was drunk, she was dragged up the stairs and into a bedroom. Three or more teenagers sexually assaulted Audrie there. Three 16-year-old boys whom she knew eventually pleaded guilty to and served time in juvenile hall for the sexual assault. Markers were also used to draw and write on her body, and photographs were taken and distributed via social network and MMS. In the following days, Audrie was bullied by some who saw the photographs. On September 12th, 2012, she killed herself by hanging.

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u/eisheth13 Aug 01 '25

I first heard her story through the documentary Audrie and Daisy on Netflix. It’s an absolutely harrowing look into how easy it is for the perpetrators of these disgusting acts to get off lightly, and how deeply it affects the survivors. Daisy, the other girl in the documentary who was alive and seemingly doing well at the time of filming died by suicide some years later. Two lives cut short by boys who never had to face real consequences for their crimes

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u/SuperCrappyFuntime Jul 31 '25

I'm guessing the boys got no punishment or just a slap on the wrist.

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u/kamieldv Jul 31 '25

A stay in Juvenile detention... sex crime perpetrators should all be tried as adults as standart, maybe not if they were victims themselves

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u/Shitp0st_Supreme Jul 31 '25

Yeah, I feel like 16 is old though for that considering 16 is the age of consent/majority in many states.

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u/sorrybutidgaf Jul 31 '25

Being a victim yourself is 0% of an excuse.

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u/tronrat Aug 02 '25

thissss. being a victim doesn’t mean you cannot be an abuser.

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u/verymainelobster Aug 02 '25

Why not? People can be raised in fucked up ways, learning and repeating their behavior simply because it is only what they have seen

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u/sorrybutidgaf Aug 02 '25

And those people are still fucked up and deserve the book thrown at em if they offend. They deserve rehabilitation and therapy and all the works on top of that as well, but nope. Sorry, its not an excuse. All i knew was abuse growing up and i am not going to allow anything close to it around me or ‘my kids’ at any point.

Hitler had trauma. Bundy had trauma. All “bad people” have their reasons for being bad people. But there is not a single valid reason to ever be a bad person.

You can be hurting and do things you disagree with. Then all is forgiven. Everybody has a bad day. But to rape or murder or molest someone else at any point. There is not one single valid excuse.

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u/Professional-Swan-18 Aug 06 '25

Everyone has trauma in their lives. Some far, far worse than others. No one should ever be excused for repeating it. If you can't find a way to deal with your anger in a way that at the very least doesn't harm others you aren't fit for society.

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u/Delicious_Delilah Aug 04 '25

I grew up horrifically abused in every way and ended up deep in the system.

I've only hurt people that deserve it since I got my rage under control at 13.

Being a victim is not an excuse to become a victim. You can make the choice to not victimize others.

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u/Few-Anywhere-7189 Jul 31 '25

This stuff sucks. I wasn’t sexually assaulted (not in this way) but my nudes were sent around in 8th grade. I graduated highschool a year early from what it began for me.

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u/Thuyue Aug 01 '25

Shitty world.

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u/art_mor_ Aug 04 '25

Rest In Peace Audrie

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

crazy how people will hear this in the school and bully her

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u/Professional-Swan-18 Aug 06 '25

We are still a very horribly misogynistic culture.

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u/Practical-Work1268 13d ago

This is just horrific. This poor girl didn’t even get to live her life. This is just a sad read and something that should never have happened. Also, as a parent …I would have a very hard time letting this go.

Death Audrie Taylor Pott was a 15-year-old student at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, who died by suicide. She had been sexually assaulted at a party eight days earlier by three 16-year-old boys she knew, and nude pictures of her were posted online with accompanying bullying.

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