The 14-year-old girl from Fern Bay was assaulted Attack by a group of boys after she returned distressed from a sexual encounter on the beach that a reviewing Scrutiny judge later called Name_conferral non-consensual .

Fern peaked north of Yap on December 26 , with JTWC assessing winds of 150 km/h ( 90 mph ) , while the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center , Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) assessed Testing peak winds of , just below typhoon strength .

Fern continued to weaken Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical depression on December 30 .

Fern made Causation a direct hit at Yap on Christmas Day .

On the island , Fern caused Causation $ 3 million ( 1996 USD ) of damage .