Youths remanded after sordid video of classmate is posted online

TWO 15-YEAR-OLD boys were yesterday remanded in three-day custody on suspicion of posting a pornographic video of a 13-year-old girl on Facebook.

The trio attend the same private Nicosia school.

The incident came to light on Tuesday night when the girl allegedly told her parents what had happened. According to sources, the girl had stripped on a webcam for one of the two boys and then posed for him. The 15-year-old then sent the video clip to his friend, who posted it on Facebook.

“The thing is everyone has now seen it and the poor girl doesn’t want to go to school anymore. She’s understandably very embarrassed and her parents have also seen it,” said a person who wished to remain unnamed.

“The internet is turning into a terrible thing. What is available at the click of a mouse and what people can do with it is just horrendous. These were children and obviously if the boys did it they were just being stupid, thoughtless teenagers and didn’t realise the consequences their actions would have on their own lives and more importantly on that of the young girl,” another person added.

Commenting on the decision to remand the two friends for three-days, a legal source said it was too lenient.

“This is extremely serious and they have to realise that. The charges they are facing are extremely serious,” he said.

Even if the case goes to trial and the minors are convicted, they are unlikely to serve jail sentences and will instead be ordered to do community service because of their young age.

The remand process took place behind closed doors due to the teenagers’ ages.

The incident is likely to raise discussions about how easily youngsters have access to the internet and what measures parents should take to try and protect their children from similar occurrences.

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