Marina Lonin and her friend met in one of the malls in Columbus, Ohio, the 29-year-old Raymond Gates. The girls agreed with a man at the next meeting and the next day appeared at his house. Then Gates lunged at one of them and began to rape her. According to the prosecutor Ron O’Brien , Lonin took out the phone and using applications Periscope , all broadcast on the internet live – says “New York Times”.
According to the investigator, she was expected initially that someone watch the transmission and call the police, he tried to throw off a man with a girl. The prosecutor, however, claims that she only briefly tried to help her friend. When she realized that internet users en masse started to watch the event, focused on gaining fame in the network, ignoring her friend. – their dependence on the Laiki – says O’Brien. Only one of the officers informed the audience about the crime.
Defender girls, Sam Shamansky explains that his client not intend to hurt anyone or embarrass . Film and recorded, because she wanted to preserve evidence of a crime. – He explains. Prosecutor’s Office, these explanations do not convince. – For most of the recording you can hear her giggling. There also urged the police – says O’Brien. Therefore Lonin and Gates heard similar allegations. Investigators accused them of assault, kidnapping and rape of a minor. If found guilty, they face up to 40 years in prison.
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