A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
metafilter.com
Lori Drew was charged today for her involvement in the MySpace-related suicide of Megan Meier last fall.
Found 84 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, and 44 seconds ago
concurringopinions.com
From the AP :
Each of the four counts carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison.
Drew will be arraigned in St. Louis and then moved to Los Angeles for trial.
The indictment says MySpace members agree to abide by terms of service that include, among other things, not promoting information they know to be false or misleading; soliciting personal information from anyone under age 18 and not using information gathered from the Web site to "harass, abuse or harm other people.
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icydk.com
CNN :
A federal grand jury indicted a Missouri woman Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis is said to have helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact Megan Meier, who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans.
Found 84 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
slog.thestranger.com
The allegedly meddling mom has been indicted. Take it away, Associated Press :
A federal grand jury indicted a Missouri woman Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.
Megan Meier, 13, hanged herself in her bedroom after being targeted in a MySpace hoax. Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis is said to have helped create a false-identity MySpace account to contact Megan Meier, who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans.
Found 84 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
misslapin.blogspot.com
But while I languish, I thought some of you might be interested in two legal cases. The first is not explicitly about the blogosphere, but rather a mother who has been charged with a myspace hoax that resulted in the suicide by a 13 year old girl. Not surprising the cyberworld is all a flutter about this case. Metafilter has a thread on it, the New Yorker also has a detailed article about the case, and the smoking gun has the actual indictment.
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thebiglead.com
Anna Kournikova always does a good job of disappearing for awhile and then re-appearing looking fantastic, huh? … we've got a rather funny interview coming your way around lunch-time … everyone hates $4.00 a gallon for gas - including the pumps … Shania Twain, now single ! … a Q&A with the fan Manny Ramirez high-fived on the double-play … Connect 4 rules ! …
Doris Burke sounds like she knows her stuff. ( NYT )
Channing Frye loves date night. ( Can't Stop the Bleeding )
We told you Wal-Mart blows!
Found 84 days, 8 hours, 10 minutes, and 58 seconds ago
scaredmonkeys.com
indicted in her role that led to the suicide of 13 year old Megan Meier. Its about time! It was an internet MySpace hoax that will most likely change the rules as to personal conduct on the web. Lori Drew created a MySpace account and began chatting with Megan Meier under the false identity of a 16 year old boy, Josh Evans .
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mothertalkers.com
http://www.cnn.com/...
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proteinwisdom.com
As much as I disdain this [insert rude epithet], I don't think that the courts are the way to go . You may feel otherwise: perhaps to make an example is worthwhile in such a notorious case?
Sister Toldjah's writing about it, too. (h/t memeorandum )
Investigations: while Specter wants Congress to look into "Spygate," Patterico drops a bombshell on the LA Times , and David Vitter was acquitted for having instrumentalized the (presumably) suicided DC Madame's employees prior to joining the Senate, in case you missed that.
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ac360.blogs.cnn.com
360° Correspondent
Megan Meier was a beautiful 13 year old who hanged herself after becoming the victim of a cruel online prank. Her death became known as the "MySpace Suicide" and garnered international attention.
Today the woman -- who posed as a teenage boy on MySpace, pretending to be interested in Megan Meier -- was indicted on federal charges. At one point, prosecutors say this "boy" told Megan Meier the world would be a better place without her. Now Lori Drew, the mother who created the fake MySpace account is facing charges of conspiracy and accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress.
Found 84 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes, and 6 seconds ago
shakespearessister.blogspot.com
But today CNN reports that the neighbor has been indicted in the deadly hoax, charged with "conspiracy and fraudulently gaining access to someone else's computer."
Found 84 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes, and 49 seconds ago
voicesformeganmeier.wordpress.com
After reading more on the tragedy of Megan that happened last year, I decided to make a blog for people to post and voice their Memory's of her or well wishes to her family and friends.
There will be no personal address's/phone #'s posted, no name calling, and whether you like someone or not, at least show some respect please. Comments are moderated and those that contain anything against the rules will not be posted.
~*~
UPDATE 2: 5-15-2008
I read some fantastic news today
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
and
Mom indicted in deadly MySpace hoax
and here
Mom indicted in MySpace suicide case
UPDATE:
Found 84 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, and 18 seconds ago
wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com
The police report , dated 11/28/2006, details (page 2) how Lori Drew admitted to the police her role in creating a fictitious Myspace profile and account, which she denies doing now, of a boy named "Josh Evans", supposedly a good looking 16 year old.
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