MySpace Suicide: Woman Convicted of Misdemeanor
Is this justice? Lori Drew, the woman accused in a MySpace hoax that resulted in a girl’s suicide was convicted Wednesday of three misdemeanor charges by an L.A. jury that rejected more serious felonies. Drew will be sentenced on Dec. 29 and faces up to three years in prison. The jury declined to convict her on three felony charges and couldn’t decide on a fourth. The felony counts had carried a maximum 20-year term.
Drew posed as a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans on MySpace as part of a plan she concocted in 2006 because of a feud between Drew’s daughter and friend Megan Meier.
“Josh” concluded the online flirting by sending a message saying the world would be better off without Meier.
Meier, who had a history of depression, then hung herself in a closet and died the next day.
As a parent, I was mortified by this case – I think this woman got off way too easy. What do you think?
Another injustice in the world! This parent is obviously not mentally mature enough to raise children.Spiteful and mean.
Unbelievable!!! Outrageous, I am so sad for the parents of the Megan. High school is hard enough without parents “helping” them! This woman should get her daughter taken away! I hope she gets what she deserves in prison!
Yeah, she got off easy. I hope Megan’s mom files a civil suit against her.
I completely agree. She got off easy. What kind of sick person is this woman? Disgusting. That poor girl.