Post subject: 14-year-old girl sues MySpace.com, alleging sexual assault
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:01 am
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By The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas – A 14-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted by another user of MySpace.com sued the social networking Web site Monday, claiming it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.
The girl says a 19-year-old man lied in his profile about being a senior on a football team to gain her trust and phone number.
Pete Solis was arrested in May on a charge of sexual assault of a child. He could not immediately be reached Monday evening.
The suit alleges that MySpace has "absolutely no meaningful protections or security measures to protect underage users."
"(MySpace) has got to take this seriously," said attorney Carl Barry, who is representing the girl and her mother. The suit seeks $30 million.
In a statement, MySpace said it is committed to the safety of its members.
"We take aggressive measures to protect our members," said Hemanshu Nigam, chief security officer. "Ultimately, Internet safety is a shared responsibility. We encourage everyone on the Internet to engage in smart Web practices and have open family dialogue about how to apply offline lessons in the online world."
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:47 am Posts: 46000 Location: Reasonville
good pickup by the news corp. right there.
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damn, i'd love to see how lawyers come up with these numbers.
annonymous lawyer wrote:
let's see, my daughter wants another 'vette to replace the one with the scratch in it ...*scribble scribble scribble*...the wife says we did not have enough caviar during our last yaught party...*scribble scribble scribble*...the mistress needs new boobs STAT...*scribble scribble scribble*...gottta pay my son's laywer fees for his DUI...*scribble scribble scribble*...
she was assulted, that sucks and the guy should go to jail, but what the fuck is the $30 mill for? the victims of the catholic church only got about $100,000 each...some a lot more because they awarded the money based on the severity and frequency of the rapes.
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It's not MySpace's job to monitor or provide 'protection' for it's members.
It's her goddamned PARENT'S fault for not knowing who she's talking to, or where she's going. They should both be slapped.
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NaiveAndTrue wrote:
It's not MySpace's job to monitor or provide 'protection' for it's members. It's her goddamned PARENT'S fault for not knowing who she's talking to, or where she's going. They should both be slapped.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Is there any creature on earth stupider than a 14 year-old girl?
A 13 year old boy.
a *23 year old boy.
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What does myspace exist for if not to help old men fuck 14-year-old girls?
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