Sentencing will take place this week in the first federal cyber bullying case in the US which was brought to trial after a teenage girl took her own life. Lori Drew, 50, pretended to be a boy on the MySpace website to befriend Megan Meier, who hanged herself after the virtual friendship ended. A California judge postponed sentencing until 2 July to review testimony from two witnesses. Ms Drew's landmark case concerning internet law made worldwide headlines. Megan, a neighbour of Ms Drew's in St Louis, Missouri, and a former friend of her daughter, took her own life in October 2006. The court was told that Megan killed herself after receiving several cruel messages from a fictitious... [read full story]
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