hjmick
05-15-2008, 02:41 PM
This is interesting...
I'm sure many of you recall the Missouri case in which a 13 year old girl committed suicide after encountering some online bullying by acquaintances and the mother of one of said acquaintances. Well, it seems as though a Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted the adult woman who was involved. Missouri officials could find no grounds to prsecute the woman in question so you may ask, how it is possible for an L.A. federal grand jury to indict a Misouri resident? Well, it seems that since MySpace is based in Beverly Hills, this opened the door for Los Angeles authorities to do what Missouri officials were unable to accomplish. I imagine there is some sort of interstate wire law involved, but that's only a guess. Should be interesting.
Woman is indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
May 15 02:55 PM US/Eastern
By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent Write a Comment
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in a MySpace online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis was indicted Thursday on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress.
Drew allegedly helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact neighbor Megan Meier who thought she was chatting with a 16- year-old boy named Josh Evans.
Meier hanged herself in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including one stating the world would be better off without her.
Drew has denied creating the account and sending messages to Megan.
MySpace is based in Beverly Hills.
Source (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90M8FVG1&show_article=1)
I'm sure many of you recall the Missouri case in which a 13 year old girl committed suicide after encountering some online bullying by acquaintances and the mother of one of said acquaintances. Well, it seems as though a Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted the adult woman who was involved. Missouri officials could find no grounds to prsecute the woman in question so you may ask, how it is possible for an L.A. federal grand jury to indict a Misouri resident? Well, it seems that since MySpace is based in Beverly Hills, this opened the door for Los Angeles authorities to do what Missouri officials were unable to accomplish. I imagine there is some sort of interstate wire law involved, but that's only a guess. Should be interesting.
Woman is indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
May 15 02:55 PM US/Eastern
By LINDA DEUTSCH
AP Special Correspondent Write a Comment
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in a MySpace online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis was indicted Thursday on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress.
Drew allegedly helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact neighbor Megan Meier who thought she was chatting with a 16- year-old boy named Josh Evans.
Meier hanged herself in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including one stating the world would be better off without her.
Drew has denied creating the account and sending messages to Megan.
MySpace is based in Beverly Hills.
Source (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90M8FVG1&show_article=1)