Location: California
So my friend and I are lost in this scenario. We know that she had been sexually harassed and assaulted but we do not know what to do about it, as we are M15 and F16.
So in April, my friend did not know this drunk guy (M15) and she was at a house-party when he came up behind her, grabbed her shoulders and spun her around, and started kissing her, without consent, and she pushed him away before he tried again. We have video proof of this interaction, as it was filmed by a lot of teenagers who were there.
He then followed her around for a while, before eventually following her into a bathroom. He was extremely drunk and fell over into the bathroom, and she walked away. We don’t have proof of this but there was a witness.
Then she went outside, before her followed her out again. He took her phone, and put in his Snapchat, so he could contact her. She was standing there and he was behind her and he pulled up her dress up to about bra level, exposing her underwear. Around ten people filmed this, and we have video proof. The video has been shared around to lots of people. I believe under cocos law, lots of people could be prosecuted for their role in filming and spreading this.
The boys friends took him away and brought him upstairs to sober up, so my friend was left alone for the rest of the night.
After the house-party, he constantly harassed her online over texts. Here are a few examples.
-He called her 57 times unresponsive because she would not open a dick pic he sent her.
-He spammed her on TikTok 99+ notifications because she wouldn’t open a video of him masturbating.
-He blackmailed her by saying if she blocked him he would find her and make her life a living hell. He said he would spin the story to make it seem the other way around, and come find her where she lives.
We sadly do not have proof of any of these but they are examples of the harassment.
He has 2 Snapchat accounts, one for normal activities, and the other exclusively for nudes. He only added her on the nudes one.
We do not know what to do in this situation. We have been friends for a short time and since most people have undermined the situation she did not start taking screenshots. Does anyone (not exclusively lawyers, anyone who knows about law) have any advice on what to do next. Should she start texting him again to try gather evidence? Should we use what we have and try to make a case? Or is there a better alternative?
Neither of us know what to do in legal terms, but we both know what happened to her was wrong and are scared it will happen to someone else instead of her. Her parents do not know about the situation yet, but she is willing to tell them.
What do we do?