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Documentary on Maryville sexual-assault controversy is now available on Netflix

Protesters in Maryville
Protesters in Maryville

A documentary based in part on the sexual assault of a Maryville girl will appear on Netflix beginning next month.

“Audrie and Daisy” chronicles three sexual assaults, including that of Daisy Coleman in Maryville. That case generated national notoriety when the local prosecutor dropped sexual assault charges against the grandson of a former state representative.

A huge crowd gathered outside the Nodaway County Courthouse to protest that decision. Daisy’s family left Maryville after their home was burned due to what they called harassment by local citizens.

The film also documents the suicide of Audrie Pott of Saratoga, California. She had been sexually assaulted by three teenage boys at a party eight days earlier and pictures of the assault were posted online. The rape and cyber-bullying of Delaney Henderson of Santa Maria, California are also chronicled.

The documentary was shown at the Sundance Film Festival and was purchased by Netflix. Live streaming of the film is available now on Netflix.

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