No Charges In MySpace Suicide

No criminal charges will be filed against people who sent cruel Internet messages to a 13-year-old girl before she committed suicide.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: December 04, 2007

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A Missouri prosecutor said Monday no charges would be sought in the case of a teen who hanged herself last year after chatting on MySpace, although he said adults should have prevented the tragedy.
Megan Meier, 13, killed herself after receiving a critical message on the MySpace social networking site from someone she thought was a boy named "Josh."
St. Charles County, Missouri, Prosecuting Attorney Jack Banas said an 18-year-old woman posed as "Josh" on MySpace to find out what Megan was saying about a neighbor's daughter.
County prosecutor Jack Banas said at a news conference there was no
applicable statute to file charges in the case. Banas said he looked at laws
related to stalking, harassment and child endangerment, but found no repeated
incidents of threats to someone's life or health, and no organized conspiracy.