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Megan's Cyberbully Talks...

Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 05:31AM by Registered CommenterInternet Safety Educator | CommentsPost a Comment

On Tuesday, Ashley Grills gave her account of the tragic cyberbullying events that led to beautiful Megan Meier's suicide in October, 2006.

On Good Morning America, Ashley confirmed that she, along with adult neighbor Lori Drew and Drew's teenage daughter, created the fictitious MySpace account of "Josh Evans".

Grills, who was given immunity in exchange for her testimony, admitted she wrote the message "The world would be a better place without you," to Megan prior to her death.

Grills also confirmed that adult Lori Drew was in fact directly involved in creating and maintaining the Josh Evans website.  (Drew has admitted she knew the account existed but denied taking part in any of the messages, although the police report states otherwise).

"Basically she was trying to make me feel like it was my fault and make me deal with everything," Grills told ABC.

This case, along with the other tragic cyberbullying cases that have occurred, are simply heartbreaking.  Cyberbullying is a rapidly growing concern that can result in deadly consequences.

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