Elizabeth Thrasher Faces Four Years Over Craigslist Ad

ST PETERS, MISSOURI - Elizabeth Thrasher gets the embarrasing title of first person charged with felony harassment under Missouri’s “Megan’s Law” (not to be confused with the Megan Kanka law requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders).  The law was created after the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, a girl who was being bullied over the Internet by other teens and an adult and then committed suicide. A lot of you around here know that I am not a big fan of this law or what happened with Lori Drew, the adult who took on the wrath of the online community for her role, and here is one example why.  [Read more...]

Alisha Dean Doesn’t Look – Or Act – 13

Orange CountyOrange County reviews, FL - That’s what Morris Williams said. Williams, 22, went to see Alisha Dean’s father, Jerry Dean, after several dates with Alisha. Alisha had told Morris Williams she was 18. Her Myspace (now edited and private) said she was 19 and divorced. But after having sex with Alisha, Williams got worried. Things she said and did tipped him off, and he went to see Jerry Dean, who told Williams that yeah, his daughter was only 13. Then Jerry Dean called the police to press charges. [Read more...]

MySpace Hoax Leads To Megan Meier Suicide

UPDATE 5/15/08 – A federal grand jury indicted Lori Drew today in connection with the suicide of Megan Meier. If she is convicted of all charges, Lori Drew could get up to 20 years in prison. Details at the bottom of this article. – imp

You are probably gonna hear more about this incident, as it seems to have everything the media loves. Death, MyspaceMySpace and teenagers.

In a nutshell, a cute guy named Josh Evans had taken an interest in 13-year-old Megan Meier and contacted her via her Myspace page. Megan was a girl who had battled depression and struggled with her weight for the majority of her life. But after striking a friendship with Josh, a relationship that Megan’s mother was aware of and approved of, her disposition had changed. She was happy, more confident, was losing weight and excited about having her braces removed and her approaching birthday. [Read more...]