MySpace hoax mom acquitted in teen’s death
Lori Drew, a woman who had been indicted in a MySpace hoax that authorities say led to a girl’s suicide has had her case dismissed by a federal court. Drew had been accused of setting up a fake MySpace page and luring 13-year-old Megan Meier into an online relationship which she then abruptly ended telling Megan, “You’re a shitty person, and the world would be a better place without you in it.”
The decision by U.S. District Judge George H. Wu will not become final until his written ruling is filed, probably next week. Wu said he was concerned that if Drew was found guilty of violating the terms of service in using MySpace, anyone who violated the terms could be convicted of a crime.
Drew 50, was to be sentenced in May but Wu had delayed the sentencing until today, saying he wanted to consider the defense motion to dismiss the entire case.
A federal jury convicted Drew in November of the three misdemeanor charges but deadlocked on a felony conspiracy charge that would have carried a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
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