'Anonymous' not going away in Rehtaeh Parsons case

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Group claiming to be Anonymous issues statement

A group claiming to be hacktivists Anonymous released a statement Friday
saying members are not satisfied with the Nova Scotia government's
handling of the case.

The group also said Rehtaeh's family has been harassed by posters being
put up in their neighbourhood in support of the boys allegedly involved
in the case.

"Rehtaeh's family continues to endure harassment and intimidation at the
hands of these young men and their so-called supporters. And your
inquiry omits critical pieces of the puzzle, all designed to safeguard
your power. We call upon the public to speak loudly to this conduct and
remind her family and the world that we are still here. What is being
done is not yet enough," the statement read.

"Instead of seizing this chance to learn and educate, you have responded
by dragging your feet, protecting your own interests, and acting with
unrepentant cynicism. The independent inquiry you have ordered is but a
shade of what is required to get to the bottom of this case. Rehtaeh was
failed not only by the police, prosecutors, and school board. She was
failed by her school, her hospital, her mental health care system, her
community, and you."

The group listed new requirements they wish to have met including
expanding the scope of the inquiry, that the inquiry be made public, and
that Justice Minister Ross Landry issue a public apology for his failure
to act on Rehtaeh's case until forced.
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A Nova Scotia teenager who says he was wrongly named in the Rehtaeh
Parsons case wants to clear his name.

Adam Barnes, 19, said he wasn’t at the party where 15-year-old Rehtaeh
Parsons was allegedly sexually assaulted. However, he said some online
posters are claiming he is involved and have distributed his picture.

“I've nothing to do with this case. I was not involved with anything
with the police with this. My name got thrown out there because —
actually I don't know why my name got thrown out there. I have a theory
because I have pictures with the other boys ... I am friends with them.
but right now this is bringing me into fear and worry because my life
right now is falling apart because of this,” Barnes told CBC News.
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