Two girls and a boy go on trial accused of Queensbury sex assault and photographing girl victim

The defendants, a boy of 15 and two girls, aged 14 and 15, are said to have abused the unconscious girl to entertain themselves.

The teenagers, who cannot be named because of their ages, sat at the back of the courtroom, out of the dock, next to their parents.

All three deny sexually assaulting the girl in a field in Bradford on December 22, 2011.

The 15-year-old girl pleads not guilty to taking or making 55 indecent photos of the girl and distributing indecent photos of her.

The boy and the younger girl deny taking indecent photos of her.

Prosecutor Nick Askins told the jury yesterday afternoon: “The defendants’ motive was to entertain themselves through the sexual humiliation of (the alleged victim) in what was a particularly unpleasant incident of bullying a vulnerable young adult.”

Mr Askins said the girl was unhappy at home and at school and had taken paracetamol tablets because she wanted to end her life.

She had hoped to see her best friend that day but when she was unavailable, she met up with the three defendants in a field at Queensbury.

The court heard the four drank vodka and the alleged victim got very drunk and fell into a deep coma. All she could recall was waking up in hospital.

Mr Askins said that while she was unconscious in the field, the three defendants partially removed her clothing and took indecent pictures of her on their phones.

They moved her around into different positions to photograph her.

It is alleged that the 15-year-old girl sent some of the pictures to a male friend.

Mr Askins said a dog walker saw the female defendants standing over the girl. Her clothing was partly removed and she was covered in mud. He told his wife who called an ambulance.

The ambulance crew called the police.

The defendants told the police they had not sexually abused the girl. She had removed her clothing when drunk.

The trial continues.