Canadian Forces member arrested over edits to Rehtaeh Parsons Wiki page: Report
February 25, 2015 7:36:24 EST PM
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/2015/02/25/canadian-forces-member-arrested-over-edits-to-rehtaeh-parsons-wiki-page-report
A Canadian Forces member has been arrested in connection with edits made to the Rehtaeh Parsons Wikipedia page from a government computer, according to a report.
Earlier this month officials said they were investigating after a computer with an IP address from National Defence in Ottawa was used to make the changes on the web page, including altering a direct quote from Parsons' father, Glenn Canning.
According to Wikipedia's revision history, on Jan. 29 someone changed a quote from Canning that initially read: "The two boys involved in taking and posing for the photograph stated Rehtaeh was throwing up when they had sex with her. That is not called consensual sex. That is called rape." The revision changed the quote to "That is called consensual sex."
The user with that same IP address commented on the page, "Why not put some facts in your web page? Seems rather one-sided."
Other alterations included saying Parsons' death was to blame on "everyone except her parents."
Parsons, 17, was taken off life support in April 2013 after she hung herself. Her parents allege she was raped by four boys and bullied after a photo of the attack was circulated among her classmates.
The case caused international outcry and sparked the creation of anti-cyberbullying laws in Nova Scotia and prompted police to reopen Parsons' case, resulting in the convictions of two men for child pornography offences.
On Wednesday evening, CTV reported, military police arrested a suspect, who the station said is the father of one of the men involved in the case.