Misdemeanor conviction for Lori Drew leads to more legal debate

The mother, Lori Drew, was indicted on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress. In the end, all Drew got were three misdemeanor counts of computer fraud for having misrepresented herself on the popular social network MySpace.

Putting aside the emotional charge of the trial, legal experts agree that the verdict sets an interesting, if not completely frightening, precedent. Essentially the conviction amounts to Lori Drew being found guilty of violating the MySpace terms of service. This is the first time criminal charges have occurred for violation of the terms of service on a Web site.

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Man Stalks Girl Online, Then Shows Up With Machete

Last year his 17-year-old daughter, whose identity we're protecting, met Patrick Daemon on MySpace. "He always kept saying he just wanted to be friends (with her)," says Lamb. "He just didn't get the picture of 'leave me alone.' He was pretty persistent."

As Daemon's interest in Lamb's daughter intensified, Lamb decided it was time to see what MySpace was all about. That day, Lamb's daughter showed her father Daemon's MySpace page with about 50 different pictures of her.

The family does not know where Daemon got them. The page also had captions like, "I like decapitating bodies," and "I'm going to cut her head off."

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