Indictment handed down in MySpace suicide case
In an update to a tragic case that I wrote about some months ago, a federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman who allegedly participated in a cruel online hoax that ultimately ended up with a 13-year-old girl committing suicide.
Lori Drew, from the St. Louis area, allegedly posed as 16-year-old Josh Evans on MySpace.com, striking up a relationship with neighbor Megan Meier, a former friend of her daughter's. After befriending Meier, "Josh" then abruptly ended the friendship and sent hurtful messages to Meier, who took her own life shortly thereafter.
According to an Associated Press report, federal prosecutors charged Drew with "one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress."
The federal charges announced Thursday come after local prosecutors in Missouri were unable to find evidence of a state crime having been committed.
I'll try to get more details from the indictment.
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The day that ridiculing someone equates to conspiracy is the day that are legal system is officially insane.
This is a travesty.
All I care is that this woman caused a suicide, THAT IS MURDER
She needs to pay the price.
I hope she gets life in prision
There are some of you who may say that words don't hurt or whatever. The reality is that a lot of people go online and spew the most venomous words that their little brain can put together. Why? Because they want to take advantage of the "false" anonymity of the internet. Some people can be very cruel when they think they can't be found out.
There are some of you who may say that words don't hurt or whatever. The reality is that a lot of people go online and spew the most venomous words that their little brain can put together. Why? Because they want to take advantage of the "false" anonymity of the internet. Some people can be very cruel when they think they can't be found out.
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by Dalkorian
May 15, 2008 4:50 PM PDT
- This is good news, but the better news is the fact that everyone knows lori drew (not capitalized on purpose - it doesn't deserve that much respect) taunted an emotionally unstable 13 year old into killing herself. You don't have to believe in karma for it to work - I believe this lori drew ANIMAL will suffer for the rest of her life because of her stupid and malicious acts. I don't mean "suffer" as in the realization that she did something horrible and despicable (I don't think she has the brains to realize that), but "suffer" as in people will drive by her house at midnight for DECADES screaming such sweet comments as "CHILD MURDERER" and "EVIL WITCH" at the top of their lungs, among other more colorful comments I can't repeat here. She will be tormented by those of us who DO realize how disgusting she truly is. She will be tormented by her neighbors who now know what she's capable of. She will be tormented by her family who will eventually get sick of being the neighborhood pariah. Maybe someday justice will actually be served and this despicable excuse for an animal known as lori drew will decide to follow Megan's example. Don't worry lori, the world *WILL* be a better place without you!
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