LOS ANGELES — A federal judge is considering a defense request to dismiss the case against a Missouri woman accused of sending cruel Internet messages to a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide.
The defense claimed Friday that 49-year-old Lori Drew cannot not be held responsible for violating the service rules of MySpace because she never read them. U.S. District Judge George Wu says he will issue a ruling Monday.
Drew has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and accessing computers without authorization. Prosecutors say Drew helped create a fictional online identity in 2006 to befriend Megan Meier and find out whether she was spreading rumors about her daughter.
The case is thought to be the nation’s first cyberbullying trial. The Associated Press
