Audrie spent two days on life support after she hanged herself, according to the family's lawsuit.
Audrie's father Lawrence Pott pleaded with witnesses to come forward at a San Jose news conference.
Audrie Pott's father, mother and stepmother said they were outraged by what they see as a refusal to take responsibility by the teens.
The suspects were friends of Audrie, family attorney Robert Allard said.
For girls such as Audrie Potts, Rehtaeh Parsons and many untold others, their agony had become too much, and the only solution they saw was suicide.
"I have to say we were unprepared for the amount of media attention that we are getting, " said Lisa Pott, mother of Audrie's three younger siblings.
She said Audrie had been dealing with bullying problems at school prior to the assault, and the family had asked the principal for help last spring.
"They will apparently have you believe that what they did and what Audrie did was just a coincidence, " Allard said, alluding to a statement from the boys' attorneys.
Lisa Pott, the stepmother of Audrie, said the three suspects were removed from the football team after her suicide but weren't expelled from school, despite their pleas to the principal.
Her father and step-mother Lawrence and Lisa Pott, along with her mother Sheila Pott, have started the Audrie Pott Foundation (audriepottfoundation.com) to provide music and art scholarships and offer youth counseling and support.
Audrie Pott's father, mother and step-mother made their first public comments about their daughter's death and the events leading to it during an interview with Fox News that was followed by a news conference.
Audrie's father, Larry Pott, said he was astounded that defense lawyers for the three have said there is no link between the sharing of the humiliating photo and his daughter's decision to end her life.
The parents of the friend where the party was held are also being sued by Audrie's family, with the suit claiming the parents of the friend had a "duty to prevent" parties from taking place at their home.
Attorney Robert Allard and the family of 15-year-old Audrie Pott also announced plans on Monday to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the three, 16-year-old suspects as well as their parents and the family of a girl who hosted the Labor Day party where their daughter was attacked.
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