Law Practice
Nov. 29, 2008
MySpace Jury Convicts Mother Only on Misdemeanor Counts
A jury found a 49-year-old Missouri mother guilty of three misdemeanor counts of unauthorized computer access, but rejected prosecutors’ arguments that she used a fake MySpace profile to bully a 13-year-old girl, who later committed suicide.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A jury found a 49-year-old Missouri mother guilty of three misdemeanor counts of unauthorized computer access, but rejected prosecutors' arguments that she used a fake MySpace profile to bully a 13-year-old girl, who later committed suicide. Lori Drew was acquitted Wednesday on three felony computer fraud counts and faces up to three years in federal prison and $300,000 in fines. U.S. Distr...
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