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Report: Los Angeles Grand Jury Probes Missouri Girl's Internet Suicide


LOS ANGELES —  A federal grand jury has issued a subpoena to MySpace.com in a probe stemming from the suicide of a Missouri teenager who received cruel messages on the networking site that turned out to be a hoax, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors are considering charging a mother in the girl's neighborhood with defrauding MySpace by creating a false account that she, her daughter and a teenage employee used to fool 13-year-old Megan Meier into believing she was communicating with a 16-year-old boy, the Los Angeles Times said on its Web site, citing unidentified sources.

 

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i was doubtful, but hoping they would come up with some way to hold her responsible.





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It's good to know that they're taking this step now.  I think defrauding MySpace is going to mean a relative slap on the wrist, though.




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Indictment sought in MySpace cyberbullying case
By Associated Press
Thursday, May 15, 2008



LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors are seeking an indictment against a Missouri mother for her alleged role in an online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.

Two law enforcement officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it was going to be announced shortly today, told The Associated Press they are seeking four charges against Lori Drew, whose daughter was feuding with the victim.

Drew allegedly helped create a false MySpace [website] account to contact Megan Meier who thought she was talking with a 16-year-old boy named "Josh Evans." Megan hanged herself in October 2006.
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LC...what kind of charge is up on? Fraud?




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Saint wrote: LC...what kind of charge is up on? Fraud?
i'm waiting to hear.





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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide.

Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress on the girl.

Drew allegedly helped create a MySpace account on false premises to contact Megan Meier, who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans, who turned out not to exist.


Don't MissMegan hanged herself at home in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including one stating the world would be better off without her.

Drew has denied creating the account or sending messages to Megan.

MySpace is based in Beverly Hills. The indictment noted that MySpace computer servers are located in Los Angeles County.

Due to juvenile privacy rules, the U.S. attorney's office said, the indictment refers to the girl as M.T.M.

Each count in the indictment carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

Last month, an employee of Drew, 19-year-old Ashley Grills, told ABC's "Good Morning America" she created the false MySpace profile but Drew wrote some of the messages to Megan.

Grills also claimed Drew suggested talking to Megan via the Internet to find out what Megan was saying about Drew's daughter, who was a former friend of Megan's.

Grills said she wrote the message to Megan about the world being a better place without her, which was supposed to end the online relationship with "Josh" because Grills felt the joke had gone too far.

"I was trying to get her angry so she would leave him alone and I could get rid of the whole MySpace," Grills told the morning show.

Megan's death was investigated by Missouri authorities, but no state charges were filed.





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How severe is the punishment if she's found guilty here? 




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Each count in the indictment carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison ::thumbs::
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Each count in the indictment carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison ::thumbs::
Cool.  :giantgrin:

The indictment reads like poetry.  :)  I'm glad they're going after her for something, even if it's only violating the MySpace terms of service.  Did they ever find the person attached to the picture of "Josh Evans"?




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 Posted: 10:23 pm

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i don't know Brian.

i hope she does serious time, the feds do not mess around!






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