Photos: Audrie Pott’s family speaks to media
April 15, 2013
Sheila Pott attends a news conference to talk about the tragic death of her daughter, Audrie Pott, in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Sheila Pott speaks in public for the first time about the tragic death of her daughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. At right is Audrie's stepmother Lisa Pott, and father Larry Pott. Saratoga High School student, Audrie 15, committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Sheila Pott stands with attorney Robert Allard as the family speaks for the first time about the tragic death of Pott's daughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Larry Pott speaks in public for the first time about the tragic death of his daughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. Behind him left to right is Audrie's mother, Sheila Pott, attorney Robert Allard, stepmother Lisa Pott and investigator Mike Leininger. Saratoga High School student, Audrie Pott, 15, committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Larry Pott speaks in public for the first time about the tragic death of his daughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Father Larry Pott and stepmother Lisa Pott attend a news conference to talk about the tragic death of their daughter, Audrie Pott, in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Larry Pott finds support from wife Lisa Pott as they speak in public for the first time about the tragic death of their daughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday, April 15, 2013. Lisa is Audrie's stepmother. At right is Mike Leininger, investigator. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lisa Pott, Audrie Pott's stepmother, addresses the media as the family speaks for the first time about the tragic death of the 15-year-old Saratoga High School student, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. At left is Audrie's mother Sheila Pott, attorney Robert Allard and father Larry Pott. Audrie Pott committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Lisa Pott, speaks in public for the first time about the tragic death of her stepdaughter, Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Stepmother Lisa Pott, left, and mother Sheila Pott speak in public for the first time about the tragic death of daughter Audrie Pott, at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. The 15-year-old Saratoga High School student committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
A large poster and photograph of Audrie Pott are displayed at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. Saratoga High School student Audrie Pott,15, committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
A poster to honor Audrie Pott is displayed at a news conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday, April 15, 2013. Saratoga High School student, Audrie Pott, 15, committed suicide last September following an alleged sexual assault by three 16-year-old classmates. Photos of the assault were shared publicly prompting her to take her own life eight days later. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
Sentiments cover a large poster honoring Audrie Pott as members of her family prepare to give a statement to the media at the Radisson Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2013. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
This undated photo provided by her family via attorney Robert Allard shows Audrie Pott. Three 16-year-old boys were arrested on accusations that they sexually battered the 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall. Santa Clara County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jose Cardoza says the teens were arrested April 11, two at Saratoga High School and a third at Christopher High School in Gilroy. (AP Photo/Family photo provided by attorney Robert Allard) ( HONS )
Robert Allard, an attorney for the family of Audrie Pott, speaks during an interview at his office in San Jose, Calif., Friday, April 12, 2013. Allard said that Pott committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three of her friends and a photo surfaced online. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ( STF )
Robert Allard, an attorney for the family of Audrie Pott, watches a video of Pott at his office in San Jose, Calif., Friday, April 12, 2013. Allard said that Pott committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three of her friends and a photo surfaced online. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ( STF )
Lawrence Pott, Audrie Pott's father, is listed as CEO on the Audrie Pott Foundation website. The foundation was set up after her death to support and guide local youth with scholarships and awards, and through counseling and guidance, the foundation hopes to offer an avenue for communication and an outlet for teens. (Audrie Pott Foundation website)
Lisa Pott, Audrie Pott's stepmother, is listed as VP and secretary on the Audrie Pott Foundation website. The foundation was set up after her death to support and guide local youth with scholarships and awards, and through counseling and guidance, the foundation hopes to offer an avenue for communication and an outlet for teens. (Audrie Pott Foundation website)
Sheila Pott, Audrie Pott's mother, is listed as VP and CFO on the Audrie Pott Foundation website. The foundation was set up after her death to support and guide local youth with scholarships and awards, and through counseling and guidance, the foundation hopes to offer an avenue for communication and an outlet for teens. (Audrie Pott Foundation website)
The Facebook page of the Audrie Pott Foundation, begun in September 2012. (Facebook)
The Audrie Pott Foundation website. (blog.audriepottfoundation.com)
The outside of Saratoga High School is seen in Saratoga, Calif., Friday, April 12, 2013. An attorney says a 15-year-old California girl committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted by three of her friends and a photo surfaced online. Robert Allard, an attorney for the family of Audrie Pott, said Friday the girl saw an intimate photo being passed around online and pieced together from emails and text messages that her friends had victimized her while she slept. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ( STF )
Students return to Saratoga High School following the lunch hour in Saratoga, Calif., on Friday, April 12, 2013. Three 16-year-old boys were arrested yesterday in the sexual battery of an intoxicated and unconscious 15-year-old Saratoga High School student, who killed herself last fall after photos of the assault went viral. All three boys were students at the campus at the time of the assault last year. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )
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