Rheta Parsons Suicide Scandal

"... the story I'm talking about involves sexual assault and suicide this is the story of Rehtaeh Parsons a 17-year-old girl from Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada she experienced something that no one should ever have to go through an experience that would haunt her so deeply that she felt like there was no other way to escape the pain and to take her own life her story is not only heartbreaking but disturbing uncomfortable and it's a huge warning to all parents that we need to better protect our children and be more accountable of her parenting after listening if you have teenagers or preteens at home maybe it's time to open a dialogue with them about their own experiences because knowing what's going on in their lives is half the battle it's only then that we can take action as necessary rental Parsons who also went by Ray did not live a long life but she did leave a legacy behind she made a huge hacked on everyone she met in the 17 years that she walked this planet rehtaeh was born on December 9th 1995 to her parents Glenn canning and Leah person the couple had actually broken up before she was born but they did an incredible job of co-parenting and ensuring that Ray always knew she had the love and support from both her parents rehtaeh was named after her mother's nice Heather as rehtaeh was Heather spelled backwards Leah persons had fallen in love with the name when she was only 13 years old way before she was pregnant and she just knew if she were to have a daughter she would name her rehtaeh the name was as unique and beautiful as Ray would be so it was quite fitting growing up rehtaeh lived full time with her mother Leah in Coal Harbour Nova Scotia along with her two half sisters but her father lived close by so she would spend a ton of time with him too although not..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices