Officials in Florida released videotape Monday of an attack by six teenagers on a 16-year-old girl -- an attack that officials said the teens filmed just so they could post on the Internet, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd called the tape and the attack, "shocking -- I've never seen anything like it... this is outrageous behavior."
The beating took place on March 30 when the girl was lured to a Lakeland, Fla., home. According to authorities that's where two of the attackers began yelling at the victim, and another girl began beating her and slamming her head into a wall. The victim lost consciousness, but when she awoke, a total of six teenage girls began beating her and videotaping the attack -- all while laughing and encouraging each other, the sheriff's office said. Meanwhile, two teen boys kept watch outside.The victim suffered a concussion as well as damage to her left eye and left ear, and numerous bruises.All eight of the teenagers were charged with felony battery and false imprisonment. In addition, three of the suspects were also charged with felony kidnapping, because officials said they forced the victim into a vehicle and drove her to another location after the attack.
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