13-Year-Old Megan Meier's Death Led to Novel Prosecution Under Computer Fraud Law Missouri mom Lori Drew is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for her role in a MySpace hoax prosecutors say drove a 13-year-old neighbor girl to suicide, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the prosecution of... [read full story]
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By Alex Tresniowski Originally posted Saturday July 04, 2009 01:00 PM EDT Lori Drew and Megan Meier Photo by: Mario Anzuoni / Reuters / Landov; BARM / Fame Pictures Lori Drew says justice was finally served – though nearly...
In the now infamous MySpace suicide trial, a federal judge has said that he will likely dismiss the conviction of Missouri woman, Lori Drew, who was accused of using the social networking sight to emotionally harass a lovesick...
My MySpace profile lists my age as 90. I did this at some point in 2005 to avoid the amount of messages I was receiving from men using the site to find prospective dates. This is my choice, and one that worked very well for me,...
Dismissal of MySpace Case 'Proper,' Defendant Says Associated Press Saturday, July 4, 2009 LOS ANGELES, July 3 -- A federal judge this week acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization,...
Dismissal of MySpace Case 'Proper,' Defendant Says Associated Press Saturday, July 4, 2009 LOS ANGELES, July 3 -- A federal judge this week acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization,...
Yesterday U.S. District Court Judge George Wu threw out the misdemeanor convictions of Lori Drew, the Missouri woman blamed for precipitating the suicide of a 13-year-old girl by assisting a cruel MySpace prank, under the...
Jul 03, 2009 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Lori Drew, acquitted this week of cyber-bullying-related charges connected to the 2006 suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, proclaimed her innocence Friday and said she hopes to move on....
The mother who was convicted of three counts of illegally accessing a protected computer is going to be set free and have the case against her dismissed . A federal judge decided that despite the jury finding the mother guilty,...
Judge tosses out mom's convictions in MySpace hoax Girl killed herself; ruling tentative By Linda Deutsch ASSOCIATED PRESS July 3, 2009 LOS ANGELES — A federal judge yesterday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri...
By LINDA DEUTSCH • The Associated Press • July 3, 2009 01:03 PM LOS ANGELES — A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing...
