LAKELAND -- Two more teenagers were arrested, accused of videotaping a beating a 16-year-old girl so they could post the video on the Internet.
Authorities said the girl was attacked on March 30 by six girls when she arrived at a friend's home.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the incident began after comments were made on the popular social networking site MySpace.com.
At one point in the video, the beaten girl was knocked unconscious, and was later seen pleading to be let out of the house.
The victim's mother said what happened to her daughter was simply shocking.
"You don't think that this is going to happen to you or your child. You only see it when you see something happen to them, and you're looking at TV and going into shock, but when it hits you at home, it's too hard to bear," the girl's mother said.
The sheriff's office said after the attack, three of the teens forced her into a vehicle and drove her to another location, where she was told she would be given a worse beating if she called police.
Two males -- one adult and one minor -- were also charged for allegedly acting as lookouts during the beating.
The victim's father said the teens intended to post the video on YouTube.com.
One boy, who was charged as an adult, was freed on bail.
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