Post by Vermontn03 on Jun 6, 2012 20:31:43 GMT -5
Facebook prank ends with two teens arrested for cyberbullying
ESTERO — Two Estero High School teens were arrested Wednesday, charged with cyber bullying a classmate after officials learned of a fake Facebook account with sexually explicit photos.
It is believed to be the first time a law enacted in 2008 and named after a Cape Coral teen who committed suicide after being bullied online, has been used in the area.
The two girls, Taylor Wynn, 16, of the 22000 block of Seashore Circle, and McKenzie Barker, 15, of the 9800 block of Springlake Circle, each face a charge of aggravated stalking of a minor younger than 16.
“The case came through detention hearings today,” said Samantha Syoen, a State’s Attorney’s Office spokeswoman. The girls were ordered to have 21 days home detention and will be arraigned Feb. 8.
The investigation began on April 29 when a parent told a school resource officer about a Facebook account, which contained inappropriate, sexually explicit pictures and statements about the victim, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report. The account had 181 “friends.” Officials could not confirm whether the victim still attends the school.
The school resource officer, Deputy Allen Thierer, spoke with several students including the victim, who said she did not make the account and initially thought it would “go away.” But the victim was “subjected to numerous incidents of teasing and ridicule for an ongoing period of time as a result ...,” Thierer reported.
www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...-girls-estero/
ESTERO — Two Estero High School teens were arrested Wednesday, charged with cyber bullying a classmate after officials learned of a fake Facebook account with sexually explicit photos.
It is believed to be the first time a law enacted in 2008 and named after a Cape Coral teen who committed suicide after being bullied online, has been used in the area.
The two girls, Taylor Wynn, 16, of the 22000 block of Seashore Circle, and McKenzie Barker, 15, of the 9800 block of Springlake Circle, each face a charge of aggravated stalking of a minor younger than 16.
“The case came through detention hearings today,” said Samantha Syoen, a State’s Attorney’s Office spokeswoman. The girls were ordered to have 21 days home detention and will be arraigned Feb. 8.
The investigation began on April 29 when a parent told a school resource officer about a Facebook account, which contained inappropriate, sexually explicit pictures and statements about the victim, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report. The account had 181 “friends.” Officials could not confirm whether the victim still attends the school.
The school resource officer, Deputy Allen Thierer, spoke with several students including the victim, who said she did not make the account and initially thought it would “go away.” But the victim was “subjected to numerous incidents of teasing and ridicule for an ongoing period of time as a result ...,” Thierer reported.
www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...-girls-estero/