A 17-year-old Canadian teenager reportedly hung herself in her family's bathroom last week after photos of her gang rape were distributed online by classmates.

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Rehtaeh Parsons was raped when she was fifteen, allegedly by four classmates at a friend's house. After the incident, her classmates passed the photos among each other online. Rehtaeh was forced to change schools due to constant harassment. It is believed that the perpetrators are still walking free.

Rehtaeh's mother has since set up a memorial Facebook page describing Rehtaeh's horrific experiences with cyberbullying in grim detail. She concluded her testimonial with this following heartbreaking message:
"Rehtaeh is gone today because of The four boys that thought that raping a 15yr old girl was OK and to distribute a photo to ruin her spirit and reputation would be fun. Secondly, All the bullying and messaging and harassment that never let up are also to blame. Lastly, the justice system failed her. Those are the people that took the life of my beautiful girl. Rehtaeh stood up for others, showed compassion to animals and people. She was an amazing artist .She made my life complete. When Rehtaeh was born I dedicated everything to her and promised her the world. Others in this world took that away from her."
It didn't take long for the rest of the internet to react to this horrific injustice. In response to the tragic news, multiple Anonymous-affiliated OP accounts have announced they will try find and publish the identities of the four men involved with Rehtaeh's rape. Stay tuned for more updates.