Live-streaming rape of 17-year-old friend, Ohio woman charged

While Gates sexually assaulted the victim, Lonina began live streaming the video using Periscope, a video streaming app.

An 18-year-old Ohio woman has been indicted on charges of live streaming her own friend's rape.

Marina Alexveena Lonina and 29-year-old Raymond Boyd Gates were socialising with the 17-year-old victim at a residence in Columbus, Ohio on February 27. They were indicted on charges of kidnapping, two counts of rape, one count of sexual battery and several counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor,

The Strait Times reported .

If convicted, each of them face up to 40 years in prison.

While Gates sexually assaulted the victim, Lonina began live streaming the video using Periscope, a video streaming app.

"People need to know and understand that the use of a smartphone to video events can constitute serious felony crimes. They should think twice before they use their smartphones to either photograph or video anything that's of a sexual nature," Franklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien was quoted as saying by The Strait Times.

However, Lonina's attorney Josh Bedtelyon said his client "categorically denies" the charges.