A teenager apologizes for his role in the video on the intimidation of "human bridge"

One of the teenagers seen in a viral video showing a boy with cerebral palsy used as a "human bridge" apologized for his role in the incident.

The video appeared earlier this week when Brett Corbett, age 14, had been ordered to lie in a stream outside Glace Bay, NS high school while other students stomped on his back to cross the water.

Excerpts from the incident show students shouting insults to the boy. The video has been viewed more than 185,000 times since Thursday.

The father of one of the teens in the video spoke on behalf of his son at a public meeting about the incident Saturday.

"That turned out to be the worst decision of my life, but first I want to say that I'm sorry for Brett and his family," said the father aloud after his son's written statement. is erased.

Speaking of himself, the father said that his son's actions were "cowardly" and represented "a very bad judgment gap".

"I was devastated, I cried," he said seeing the video. "It's one of the most disturbing videos I've ever watched."

Corbett, while not talking to the media on Saturday, said he accepted the apology.

On Friday, some other students involved in the incident had not yet apologized, indicating that Corbett was a willing participant in what they thought was a joke.

The Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Education Center said Friday that it was taking the incident seriously.

"The Center for Education is not proud of the behavior of its students," the school district wrote in a statement. "The school and the administration are currently investigating this incident. The intention of the administration is to sit down with the family to discuss in more detail the incident. "

The family said it was considering bringing the case to the police if it was not satisfied with the school's reaction.

An anti-bullying rally is scheduled for Tuesday at Glace Bay.

With a report from Ryan MacDonald of CTV Atlantic