TORONTO -- Frustration and anger boiled over outside a courtroom yesterday among parents and friends of 16 teens charged in the alleged sexual assault and harassment of a 16-year-old girl that spanned a year-and-a-half.

The highly charged atmosphere included suggestions by some that race is a factor in the case. All 16 of the accused are black and the alleged victim is white.

A total of 14 boys and two girls stand accused of harassing the 16-year-old, who came forward last week with allegations of sexual assault. The incidents, most of which police said occurred on the property of James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School in North York, including a washroom and stairwell, allegedly began during the second or third week of school last year.

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