Alleged MySpace 'cyber-bully' indicted in teen's suicide
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles today indicted a woman of fraudulently using a MySpace.com account to "cyber-bully" a Missouri teenager who later hanged herself because she believed she was being rejected by a 16-year-old boy she met on the social networking website.
Lori Drew, 49, of O'Fallon, Mo., faces three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress on the girl and one count of conspiracy.
The case set off a national furor when it was revealed that 13-year-old Megan Meier was the victim of a hoax perpetrated by Drew, who was the mother of one of the girl's former friends.
Authorities in Missouri investigated Meier's October 2006 death but declined to file charges against Drew, saying they were unable to find a statute under which to pursue a criminal case.
Earlier this year, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles launched a grand jury investigation aimed at determining whether Drew or others defrauded Beverly Hills-based MySpace by providing false information to the website.
As word leaked out that an indictment was pending today, Megan's father, Ron Meier, said he welcomed any attempt to hold someone accountable.
"I don't know who is actually is going to end up paying for what happened to our daughter. I just want some justice after all this time," Meier said. "For the first time in as long as I can remember, I actually have hope."
Drew's attorney, H. Dean Steward, said he plans to wage a vigorous defense, suggesting that prosecutors in Los Angeles were overstepping their jurisdiction.
"There are a lot of issues we are going to need to raise, including why it's happening in Los Angeles," Steward said. "It seems like a Missouri case no matter how you cut it."
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Comment by Xx Miss Claire xX on May 16, 2008 at 9:27am - i read about this few weeks ago...... sad ;o(
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Comment by Hollowtip84 on May 16, 2008 at 2:47am - shes not even supposed to be on myspace, the girl falsified her age and so did the woman, they both wrong and guilty but she killed herself, first off I blame the parents for not watching their little girl, and I do understand what the term cyber-bully means but it kind of infrindges on the freedom of speech, meaning I cant call a some girl a dumb hoe who sucks dick on her myspace? why didnt she block. I dunno this case is stupid and probobly wont go anyware
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Comment by 100 on May 15, 2008 at 8:46pm - Co-sign w/ Jared. Im 23 and i almost feel too old 4 it
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Comment by j AlLmAn on May 15, 2008 at 8:31pm - i need to understand why 49 year olds have myspace
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Comment by CASHMUSIC.NET on May 15, 2008 at 8:22pm - So far we got cold fucks in this bitch lol. Overall, ya'll right though but damn....it just tells us that we got "PHISHERS" up in myspace. Her parents wasn't their for her I guess cause she wouldn't have them thoughts running through her mind for a reason.....she a product of the parents. CASHMUSIC.NET
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Comment by Joseph on May 15, 2008 at 7:08pm - stop internet datin,and stop takin Myspace so serious..so many immature ppl uses the web!
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Comment by Ke-Ke on May 15, 2008 at 6:54pm
- I DONT AGREE WITH THIS AT ALL HOW ARE U GOING TO KILL YOUR SELF OVER A BOY LIKE COME ON ITS PLENTY OF THEM.....AND SHE KILLED HER SELF DIDNT NOBODY FORCED HER SELF TO DO THAT....AND PPL NEED TO STOP BLAMIN MYSPACE FOR THE BAD STUFF MABYE IF U STOP GOING WITH PPL OVER THE NET(WERIDOS) OR JUS DELTE YA ACCOUNT NUFFIN WONT HAPPEN....SOO STOP BLAIMIN MYSPACE...SHE KILLED HER SELF AND THATS A SHAME BUT THATS ON HER....
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Comment by YoGi Fresh on May 15, 2008 at 6:03pm - Justice? The bitch killed herself what the fuck?
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