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Police are urging people to stop sharing a video of an alleged depraved attack on a 13-year-old girl at the Sunshine Coast last month.
It comes as three girls aged 12, 13 and 14 years old have been charged with deprivation of liberty and assault — accused of holding the teen against her will.
The calls from detectives to cease sharing footage of the attack follows the shocking vision emerging on social media of the teen allegedly being assaulted, taunted and cut with a knife over the period of several hours.
The ABC understands it has also been circulated among school students.
Detectives say the 13-year-old girl was invited to a home and assaulted over several hours on March 11.
She was allegedly stopped from leaving Tewantin property.
In a statement, a Queensland Police Service spokesman said: "Police are appealing for people not to share any images or vision relating to this incident out of respect for the victim and to not add to the notoriety of those involved."
The trio appeared in the Maroochydore Childrens Court after their arrest on March 13.
The 14-year-old girl was charged with four counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one count of assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company, as well as deprivation of liberty.
She was also charged with entering a dwelling and committing an indictable offence, armed robbery whilst in company with personal violence, entering a premises to commit an indictable offence and wilful damage.
She was remanded in custody and is due to face court again on the Sunshine Coast next month.
The 13-year-old girl was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company.
She was also charged with deprivation of liberty, armed robbery whilst in company with personal violence, entering a dwelling and committing an indictable offence, common assault and unauthorised dealing with shop goods.
She will also re-appear in court in next month.
The 12-year-old girl was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed in company, deprivation of liberty, armed robbery in company with personal violence and entering a dwelling to commit an indictable offence.
She was also charged with unauthorised dealing with shop goods and will appear in Maroochydore Childrens Court again later this month.
Investigations are continuing.