Charges are expected in the Megan Meier case
According to a report posted today on the Smoking Gun, Federal prosecutors are expected to announce indictments against in the Megan Meier case at an 11:00 am press conference today in Los Angeles. A grand jury convened in Los Angeles earlier this year heard testimony from Federal investigators on the now infamous case of cyber-bullying which ultimately ended in the death by suicide of a 13 year old Springfield, IL girl. Federal investigators became involved after the Illinois State's Attorney General declared the adult(s) involved with the incidents had violated no Illinois laws and so could not be charged with any crimes. The incidents occurred via a fake MySpace account; a company headquartered in Beverly Hills where the expected indictments are to be announced. The Meier family has so far refused to file wrongful death suit against their neighbors and have stated they did not give any testimony before the LA grand jury, although they were interviewed earlier in St Louis by the Federal prosecutor handling the case, Mark Krause.
Speaking as a father, I know nothing will ever bring Megan back to her family and I understand she was a troubled child before she was ever contacted by her adult neighbors posing as a cute teenage boy. Based on interviews I've read with the primary adult in the case, Lori Drew, I also am fully convinced nothing ever done to her will shake her belief in her own innocence of any wrong-doing or culpability in Megan's death. So any punishment meted out will be strictly vengeful with no utilitarian motive whatsoever.
I can honestly say I am perfectly fine with that when I think of some one doing what she did to my daughter and laughing about it later.
Speaking as a father, I know nothing will ever bring Megan back to her family and I understand she was a troubled child before she was ever contacted by her adult neighbors posing as a cute teenage boy. Based on interviews I've read with the primary adult in the case, Lori Drew, I also am fully convinced nothing ever done to her will shake her belief in her own innocence of any wrong-doing or culpability in Megan's death. So any punishment meted out will be strictly vengeful with no utilitarian motive whatsoever.
I can honestly say I am perfectly fine with that when I think of some one doing what she did to my daughter and laughing about it later.