In 2006, Missouri mother Lori Drew, her daughter, Sarah, and business assistant Ashley Grills had played a MySpace hoax on 13-year-old Megan Meier who suffered from depression. They created the profile of a fictional boy who flirted with Megan until she was infatuated with him. Then fictional boy Josh dumped Megan, leading to her subsequent suicide.
Lori Drew was found guilty of illegally accessing computers last year, but recently she was acquitted by District Judge George Wu. He decided that the law she violated was “unconstitutionally vague,” according to the Washington Post. So many people violate the networking site’s terms of service that Drew’s prosecution would basically set a bad example.
Megan Meier’s parents were said to be disappointed by the ruling, but still somewhat satisfied that the news had been spread nevertheless. Judge Wu also stressed that the ruling is only temporary until issued in writing.
On NBC, Lori Drew told the “Today” show that she did not believe she should have been prosecuted to begin with.
