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Straight-A student Alyssa Funke shot herself dead on a family boat after cyberbullies taunted her for appearing in a porn film.
The 19-year-old, who had planned to be an anesthesiologist, was mocked by former school mates at Stillwater High in Minnesota after featuring in a sex video with a stranger in Las Vegas on porn site, CastingCouch-X.
Students gathered around tables in the cafeteria to watch the film on their mobiles, according to KMSP-TV.
Though her family did not want to speak about her suicide on camera, they told KMSP that they believe the cyber bullying played a major role in her decision to take her own life.
Before her death, the teen took to her Twitter account to seemingly mock her haters before she died on April 16.
https://twitter.com/Funkeetown/statuses/455801311725125632
https://twitter.com/Funkeetown/statuses/455933387057168384
As heartless as this sounds I have no problem removing toxic ppl in my life anymore. If you dont add to my life, you dont belong in my life.
— alyssa funke (@Funkeetown) March 31, 2014
Daily Dot reported her family established the Alyssa Stop Bullying Fund. It has since raised $165. “Social media has revolutionized the way people bully each other now days,” the fundraiser says. “Now you can say whatever you want and not have to look the person in the face while doing it.”
According to the Huffington Post, many porn actresses struggle to protect their privacy.
Funke aspired to major in biology and a minor in chemistry. She reportedly wanted to become an anesthesiologist
Agencies/Canadajournal
