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Mom in MySpace hoax pleads not guilty | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

A Missouri woman accused of contributing to a teenager’s suicide by creating a fake MySpace account to taunt the girl pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday, according to Reuters and other media sources.
After she was implicated in the hoax aimed at harassing a teenage neighbor, Lori Drew of the St. Louis area was charged with conspiracy and accessing protected computers without authorization to get information used to inflict emotional distress.

The case captured the attention of the blogosphere and the world.