Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case (Jefferson City News Tribune)

July 4th, 2009

Lori Drew leaves the Los Angeles federal courthouse Thursday after a federal judge tentatively threw out the convictions for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.

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Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case (Park Hills Daily Journal)

July 4th, 2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.

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MySpace reveals most watched NZ online personalities (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

July 4th, 2009

A photographer, God and a tattoo artist are New Zealand’s most watched online personalities, as revealed by social networking website MySpace.

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MySpace reveals most watched NZ online personalities (Otago Daily Times)

July 4th, 2009

A photographer, God and a tattoo artist are New Zealand’s most watched online personalities, as revealed by social networking website MySpace. The MySpace Most Watched has more than two million views , and features a mix of artists and performers.

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Judge Overturns MySpace Suicide Conviction (redOrbit)

July 4th, 2009

In the now infamous MySpace suicide trial, a federal judge has said that he will likely dismiss the conviction of Missouri woman, Lori Drew, who was accused of using the social networking sight to emotionally harass a lovesick 13-year-old girl who subsequently committed suicide in October 2006.Prosecuting attorneys had attempted to use a federal anti-hacking law to convict Drew, but in a …

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US woman cleared of MySpace bullying (Stuff)

July 4th, 2009

A US federal judge has tentatively overturned the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.

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Defendant Says Dismissal of MySpace Hoax Case Linked to Suicide Was ÃÂProper’ (Washington Post)

July 3rd, 2009

LOS ANGELES, July 3 — A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.

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Defendant Says Dismissal of MySpace Hoax Case Linked to Suicide Was ‘Proper’ (Washington Post)

July 3rd, 2009

LOS ANGELES, July 3 — A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.

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Mom in MySpace case says it was properly dismissed (KESQ Palm Springs)

July 3rd, 2009

LOS ANGELES - A Missouri mother says she should have never been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.

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Lori Drew Verdict Thrown Out in MySpace Case (LAist)

July 3rd, 2009

Lori Drew as she leaves the federal courthouse in Los Angeles yesterday (AP Photo/Nick Ut) A Los Angeles federal judge tentatively threw out a jury’s verdicts against a Missouri mother who used MySpace in a hoax directed towards a teenage girl who eventually killed herself . The trial about the out-of-state incident happened in Los Angeles because MySpace servers are located here. Judge H. Wu’s …

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