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Rehtaeh Parsons' father devastated after her pic appears on dating site, Facebook apologizes

September 18, 2013 07:05 PM
Rehtaeh Parsons

Nova Scotia: The father of Rehtaeh Parsons said he was exasperates to a picture of the Nova Scotia youngster offered in a commercial for an internet dating site months after she ceased to exist after a suicide endeavor.

 

The promotion for the dating organization ionechat.com, which was posted on Facebook, offered a photograph of Parsons under the heading 'Find cherish in Canada'.

 

Parsons' father Glen Canning said he was "dazed and sickened" by the commercial.

 

"This is my little girl, Rehtaeh. They have her in a commercial for gathering singles," Canning said in a comment posted on his site.  "I don't even realize what to say." 

 

Facebook apologized on Tuesday and banned the organization from publicizing on its site.

 

It said Parson's photograph was a "greatly grievous" illustration of a publicist taking a picture from the Internet and utilizing it within their publicizing fight.

 

"This is a horrible violation of our commercial arrangements and we have uprooted the advertisement and for all time erased the promoter's record," Facebook said in an explanation.

 

"We apologize for any damage this has created."

 

Parsons was taken off life-back in April accompanying a suicide endeavor, which her family says was carried on by months of tormenting taking after an affirmed rape.

 

Parsons' family said four young men sexually ambushed her when she was 15.

 

The Cole Harbour, N.S., high schooler was then said to have been ridiculed by comrades, and made to continue tireless badgering and mortification after a photograph of the claimed strike was circled at school and on social media.

 

The RCMP said prior not long from now that they investigated the claims of rape and an improper photograph, yet presumed that there weren't sufficient grounds to lay charges.

 

A week after Parsons' demise, police revived their examination colloquialism they gained new and tenable data from somebody who was eager to work with them.

 

In August, two Nova Scotia youngsters were accused of conveying youngster erotic entertainment in association with Parsons' case.

 

Their case was put over until September 19.

 

The 17-year-old's demise started shock all through the nation and provoked the Nova Scotia government to pass the Cyber-Safety Act, which permits people to they, or their youngsters, are constantly cyberbullied.

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