Linda Blair as Chris Parker Joanna Miles as Counselor Barbara Clark Allyn Ann McLerie as Emma Lasko Mary Murphy as Miss Murphy Janit Baldwin as Denny Nora Heflin as Moco Tina Andrews as Josie Sandra Ego as Janet Mitch Vogel as Tom Parker Richard Jaeckel as Mr. Parker Kim Hunter as Mrs. Parker Adrienne White as Ria Janice Lorraine Garcia as Child at funeral Controversial rape scene The original cut of Born Innocent contained a scene where several girls, led by Moco (Nora Heflin) and Denny (Janit Baldwin), use a plunger handle to rape Chris in the communal showers. Born Innocent is credited with being one of the catalysts for the National Association of Broadcasters creating a family viewing policy. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee educator Elena Levine pointed out that the film was advertised in The New York Times alongside the television show Born Free, which she theorized may have encouraged viewers to believe the film to be family friendly. The film made several negative references to lesbianism. One version of the script implied that the character Moco's lesbianism was a result of her surroundings and prompted her abuse of Chris and others. The film was criticized by the National Organization for Women, the New York Rape Coalition, and numerous gay and lesbian rights organizations for its depiction of female-on-female sexual abuse; the Lesbian Feminist Liberation dismissed the film, stating: "Men rape, women don't," and regarded the film as "propaganda against lesbians." The shower scene was eventually cut from the film due to multiple complaints. Lawsuit over copycat crime The film was blamed for the rape of a nine-year-old child on Baker Beach, San Francisco, by some of her peers using a glass soda pop bottle. Valeria Niemi, the victim's mother, sued NBC and asked for damages up to $11 million. Her lawsuit cited the facts that one of the perpetrators, Sharon Smith (the only one jailed for the attack, having been sentenced to three years in a federal prison), evoked the movie when she was arrested, and that William Thomas, 14, the boy who provided the bottle, asked if it will be "like it was done in the picture". Two other girls, 10 and 15, and the boy who served as lookout saw charges dropped. In 1981, the California Supreme Court ruled the film was not obscene, and that the NBC network was not liable for the actions of the