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Cheerleader Victoria Lindsay Recovers from Beating
The video, filmed March 30, shows 16-year-old Victoria Lindsay being attacked by six girls while two boys stood as lookouts. Lindsay was backed into a corner while the attackers blocked the door way. She suffered several blows to the head and was knocked unconscious after being slammed into a wall.
“It’s absolutely an animalistic attack. They lured her into the home for express purpose of filming the attack and posting it on the internet,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
After the attack, Lindsay was forced into a car by three of her attackers and driven to another location. The teens told her she would be beaten again if she attempted to call police. She suffered a concussion, bruises and damages to her left eye and ear.
The eight high school students were arrested April 2 after one of the defendants turned the footage into police. Seven of them were in juvenile attention while an 18-year-old boy was charges as an adult. He was released from jail on bail.
All eight teens are charged with battery and false imprisonment. The three teens who forced Lindsay into a vehicle have additional charges of felony kidnapping.
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