Jurors Hint at Partial Verdict in MySpace Hoax

Steward insisted the only question is whether Drew violated the terms-of-service agreement of MySpace. He said that Drew, her daughter and assistant Ashley Grills never read the seven-page agreement.

Megan Meier, 13, committed suicide in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages on MySpace. Meier...

Megan Meier, 13, committed suicide in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages on MySpace. Meier hanged herself after receiving mean messages on the Internet social networking site. The 16-year old boy with whom she had been communicating turned out to be a fabrication.

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"Nobody reads these things, nobody," he said. "How can you violate something when you haven't even read it? End of case. The case is over."

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The hoax ended with Megan never finding out that her online boyfriend did not exist. On Oct. 16, 2006, according to testimony, a message was sent from "Josh" to Megan telling her the world would be better off without her.

Shortly afterward, the girl went to her room and hanged herself in a closet. She died the next day.

The case is being prosecuted in Los Angeles because MySpace computer servers are based in the area.

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