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Jan. 7, 2015

SB 838: Juveniles tried as adults for sexual assults

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Audrie's Law (Senate Bill 838) in September 2014. The law was named in memory of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old high school student who committed suicide after classmates sexually assaulted her, photographed the


By Carrie LeRoy and John Lee


Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Audrie's Law (Senate Bill 838) in September 2014. The law was named in memory of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old high school student who committed suicide after classmates sexually assaulted her, photographed the incident with their mobile devices, and circulated the photographs online. The assault took place in early September 2012 at a house party while Pott was unconscious. Days later, she took her ...

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