Internet Law
Woman Who Created Fictional MySpace Boy Testifies on Motive
Posted Nov 21, 2008, 06:40 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The prosecution’s star witness in the cyber-bullying trial of a St. Louis suburban woman told how she created a fictional teenage boy on MySpace who sent insulting messages to a 13-year-old girl who ultimately committed suicide.
The witness, 20-year-old Ashley Grills, worked for the coupon business of Lori Drew, the woman charged with conspiracy and computer hacking, the Daily Journal reports. Megan Meier killed herself after receiving a message from the fictional boy that read: "The world would be a better place without you. Have a shitty rest of your life." Grills said Drew had OK'd the message.
Grills said Meier’s reply read: “You’re the kind of boy a girl would kill… Continue reading...
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