Just in time for the new year, a Missouri woman will be going to court as one of the first to face harassment charge since Megan’s law went in to effect. The Megan I’m referring to is 13-year-old Megan Meier who committed suicide after a grown woman pretended to be a mean teenage boy who broke Megan’s heart. The law adds electronic sources, such as internet and text message to the Missouri harassment law.
This first case involves a 21-year-old woman, Nicole Williams, and a 17-year-old girl. Apparently the 17-year-old was talking to Williams’ boyfriend and she was none to pleased …read more

Although the jury could not find her guilty on any of the felony charge against her, Lori Drew was convicted of three misdemeanor charges. Each count is punishable with up to 1 year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
To recap the story, Lori Drew’s then 13-year-old daughter, Sarah, and one of her best friends, Megan Meier, had a fight and ended their friendship; as is common when you are 13-years-old. Lori Drew and two others (an 18-year-old employee of Drew’s and Drew’s daughter) created a fake MySpace account and pretending to be a good-looking teenager named Josh. They had “Josh” …read more

There has been a lot of talk on the internet about the MySpace mom. The Today show spoke to both Lori Drew’s attorney and Megan’s mom, Tina Meier. It was very interesting to hear her lawyer speak about her innocence because from what I understand she admitted to police that she set up the MySpace account. Over at BlogHer there is a great article on the indictment as well. It’s interesting to see what other bloggers think of the charges. It sounds like we are all in agreement that it’s about time she faces charges.
Belinda Miller wrote a great post …read more

Lori Drew was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles today.
Who is Lori Drew?
Back in 2006, two thirteen-year-old girls, who had been friends their whole life, had a falling out. Lori Drew, the mother of one of those girls, decided to step in. She, along with a teenage co-worker in her store, decided to create a fake MySpace page for a sixteen-year-old boy named Josh Evans. Using this page, she befriended her daughter’s ex-friend, Megan Meier. Lori used this page to find out what Megan was saying about her daughter. Megan and “Josh” started an online romance. …read more