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Judge Throws Out Lori Drew Conviction

Von: Fred Brown (fredbrown@nowhere.com) [Profil]
Datum: 03.07.2009 17:00
Message-ID: <4a4e1cae$0$233$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com>
Newsgroup: alt.support.incest alt.fan.yardbird alt.activism.children
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/drew_court/

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Threat Level Privacy, Crime and Security Online

Judge Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying Case, Overrules Jury

By Kim Zetter

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July 2, 2009 |

3:04 pm |

Categories: The Courts, cyberbullying

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against
Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on three misdemeanor charges.

Drew, 50, was accused of participating in a cyberbullying scheme against
13-year-old Megan Meier who later committed suicide. The case against Drew
hinged on the government's novel argument that violating MySpace's terms of
service was the legal equivalent of computer hacking. But U.S. District
Judge George Wu found the premise troubling


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