Video of beating on Internet leads to arrest of three LI teens

Three Long Island teenage girls were arrested Tuesday in connection with a videotaped beating of a 13-year-old girl. Police officers saw the videotaped beating on the Internet. Authorities say the video

News 12 Staff

Jan 17, 2007, 3:24 AM

Updated 6,444 days ago

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Three Long Island teenage girls were arrested Tuesday in connection with a videotaped beating of a 13-year-old girl.
Police officers saw the videotaped beating on the Internet. Authorities say the video showed the three girls striking, punching and kicking another girl. The incident appeared to occur on December 18 on the grounds of the Woods Road School in North Babylon. Police say the incident was captured via a camcorder and posted on two Web sites, YouTube and MySpace.
Authorities say the victim wasn?t hospitalized after the incident and didn?t tell her parents. The three girls were arrested on charges of juvenile delinquency and attempted assault. Police are still investigating who taped the incident.