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Photo: Megan Meier, courtesy of her family (media handout).A mother who helped bully a child to death is in court. Lori Drew, whose fake MySpace profile and harassment led to the suicide of teen Megan Meier is facing prison.
This case also will set some precedents in online bullying and cyber responsibility.
Lori Drew, accused of helping create a fake MySpace profile and using it to harass a 13-year-old Dardenne Prairie girl who later killed herself, pleaded not guilty this morning in federal court in Los Angeles.The pleas were expected and a minor milestone leading up to what the real battle will be in the case – whether prosecutors' use of a law normally used to target computer hackers will work in a cyber bullying case.
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