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Fake teacher’s MySpace could be a felony

by Trench on April 13th, 2006

Police probe fake MySpace page targeted at teacher:

Students at Coon Rapids Middle School allegedly created a MySpace account that was meant to damage the reputation of a teacher at the school by misrepresenting itself as the teacher’s MySpace page, according to law enforcement officers familiar with the investigation.

The page on the popular social networking site included pornography and demeaning references to religious heritage and sexual orientation, the officers said.

Police would not speak about the case in detail because it still is under investigation, said Capt. Cary Parks of the Coon Rapids Police Department.

“The victim is a teacher at Coon Rapids Middle School, and apparently some students, what the investigation is leading to, is some students are upset with him and created a phony MySpace website and put things about him that were incorrect,” Parks said.

The situation is being investigated by the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, he said.

Capt. Rob Bredsten of the Sheriff’s Office said, “We’re in the process of trying to identify potential subjects. To say anything at this point would be something that wouldn’t be in the best interest of trying to get the case solved.”

Asked whether it was being investigated as possible harassment, he said, “Absolutely it could be construed as harassment, which is a felony.”

There have always been things written on bathroom walls about authority figures at the school, she said, but the broad reach of MySpace brings such statements to a scary new level.

So remember kids, what you may think is just a joke the law considers a felony. That means real jail time if they feel like making an example out of you.

H/T to Home Sweet Home.

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