Lawyer alleges Drew not a cyberbully

Published: Nov. 20, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The lawyer for Lori Drew alleged in a Los Angeles federal court the woman did not bully Megan Meier online until the 13-year-old committed suicide.

Attorney H. Dean Steward alleged this week his client never created a fake MySpace account to harass the teenage girl, whose suicide Oct. 16, 2007, has been attributed to cyberbullying, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Thursday.

Steward said Wednesday there was allegedly little evidence linking the online activities to Drew, who has been charged with conspiracy and illegally accessing MySpace's computers.

The attorney said he would likely be focusing the blame in the case on MySpace and Drew's former employee, 18-year-old Ashley Grills.

Grills is set to serve as a witness for the prosecution after reaching a deal regarding her confession she sent the final bullying message to Meier.

Steward said he may target MySpace in a Los Angeles court in relation to the case since the computer group has servers in the city.

The Post-Dispatch said prosecutors have accused Drew of working with her daughter and Grills to target Meier, a former friend of Drew's daughter.


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