Juveniles arrested for sexual assault, shared videos and photos via SnapChat
During the early morning hours of Monday March 14th, 2016, a juvenile female was sexually assaulted by several male acquaintances during a party at the victim’s residence in the Lakebay area.
The victim and her sister were in a shed behind their residence with several juvenile males and at least one adult male; several of the party attendees were consuming alcohol. At some point the victim lost consciousness, was tied up with a cord and dragged around the shed by the suspects. The victim’s clothing was torn and/or removed, and the victim was sexually assaulted.
The victim was later found in the shed, partially nude and covered in scratches and blood. The victim was semi-conscious and suffering from various injuries related to the sexual assault. The victim was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment.
On the morning of the sexual assault, the victim’s sister’s friends received two short video clips and two photographs via SnapChat of the victim being assaulted by the suspects. Investigators believe the suspects used the sister’s phone to capture and send the images to all of her SnapChat friends without her permission.
On March 17th investigators arrested a 13 year old, a 14 year old, and a 17 year old male for the sexual assault. The suspects were booked into Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Center. A 20 year old male was present during the party was arrested for an outstanding probation warrant out of Mason County for Child Rape in the 1st degree. There may be additional arrests as the investigation continues.
Additional info:
Q: Victim’s age?
A: Turned 15 last month.
Q: Sister’s age?
A: Turned 14 last month.
Q: Who attended the party?
A: The victim’s parents were in the house along with the victim’s two younger sisters; the party took place in a shed behind the house; deputies have identified 6 juvenile males and 1 adult male that were in the house and/or the shed at the time of the assault; appears that 2 juvenile of males were in the house, at least 4 juvenile males and 1 adult male were in the shed with the sisters.
Q: Was the victim unconscious at the time of the assault?
A: Yes.
Q: Did all three teens arrested participate in the sexual assault?
A: All participated in either restraining (tying up) the victim or assaulting the victim.
Q: Was the sister assaulted in any way?
A: No. The sister was frightened for her safety and her sister’s safety and hid in the shed during the assault.
Q: Who found the victim in the shed?
A: The victim’s mother and a juvenile male friend.
Q: Who reported the crime?
A: Parents transported the victim to the hospital, deputies were dispatched to the hospital.
Q: About how many people received the snapchat of the assault?
A: Unknown; detectives are conducting additional follow up on all cell phone evidence.
Q: Do the three suspects all live in Lakebay? If not, where do they live?
A: All of the suspects live in the Lakebay area.
Q: Do they all go to school together?
A: One of the suspects attends Key Peninsula Middle School; the other two suspects are not currently attending school but were previously enrolled in Peninsula High School and Key Peninsula Middle School.
Q: How do you know the 20-year-old man was present? Did he appear in the video?
A: Witness interviews identified the suspect; witnesses stated he can be heard on the video.