Judge tosses out mom's convictions in MySpace hoax

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 mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. U.S. District Judge George Wu said he was acquitting Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization, but he emphasized that the ruling was tentative until he issues it in writing. He noted the case of a judge who changed his mind after ruling. Drew showed no reaction to the decision. She was convicted in November, but the judge said that if she is to be found guilty of illegally accessing computers, anyone who has ever violated the social networking site's terms... [read full story]                    

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