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18yr old girl livestreamed man raping friend for views/likes
Ohio woman, 18, continued 'livestreaming the rape of her 17-year-old friend on Periscope' because she 'got caught up on the likes' the video was receiving
- Marina Lonina 'filmed the rape of her friend, 17, using her mobile phone'
- 18-year-old 'giggling and laughing' as she failed to help the alleged victim
- She pleaded not guilty to charges including kidnapping and sexual battery
- Co-defendant Raymond Gates also pleaded not guilty to charges put to him
Marina Lonina (pictured), 18, continued to livestream the rape of her teenage friend on Periscope because she 'got caught up on the likes' the video was receiving, a court heard
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An 18-year-old woman continued to livestream the rape of her teenage friend on Periscope because she 'got caught up on the likes' the video was receiving, a court heard.
Marina Lonina, a student from Ohio, was allegedly 'giggling and laughing' as she used her phone to film the February assault.
She failed to help her friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, while she was pinned down and instead enjoyed the viewers' feedback, prosecutors alleged.
The teenager, who claimed she was trying to record the assault as evidence, pleaded not guilty to rape, kidnap, sexual battery and pandering sexual matter involving a minor. A judge set her bond at $125,000.
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Lonina (left) and co-defendant Gates (right) were charged with rape, kidnapping, sexual battery and pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor
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Her co-defendant, Raymond Gates, 29, also pleaded not guilty, with a judge setting his bond at $300,000.
The court heard Lonina and her friend met Gates at a Columbus mall for the first time the day before the assault.
He is said to have bought them a bottle of vodka and encouraged them to meet him in Columbus the following day, it was said.
When they met, Gates allegedly pinned the friend, who was said to have been drinking, down and raped her.
The case came to light when authorities were contacted by an out-of-state friend of the woman saw the images, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said.
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Lonina (pictured) was also charged with illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance, related to the alleged use of the social media livestreaming app Periscope
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Lonina's lawyer, Sam Shamansky, acknowledged his client filmed the February 27 assault but said she was trying to get the girl out of the house where the attack happened.
He added that she was in the habit of filming everything using the application, which allows users to stream live video.
He said: 'She does everything possible to contain the situation even to the point of asking while it's being filmed to these Periscope followers, "What should I do now? What should I do now?"'.
Lonina and her friend are naturalized U.S. citizens from Russia, and Gates is also of Russian descent, Mr O'Brien said.
He claimed Lonina is seen trying to help only briefly during the 10-minute video. The victim was said to be clearly screaming 'stop' and 'no' during the assault.
He added: 'People need to know and understand that the use of a smartphone to video events can constitute serious felony crimes.
'They should think twice before they use their smartphones to either photograph or video anything that's of a sexual nature.'
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz46OAnLYyH
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people need to get it together with their technology use
