Shocking Facebook Post Leads to Teen’s Arrest
On October - 16 - 2013
Arrests made in cyberbullying-suicide case
LAKELAND, FL — Polk County deputies have arrested and charged two girls with felony aggravated stalking after last month’s suicide of Rebecca Sedwick. One of the girls allegedly told Rebecca to “drink bleach and die.” Deputies say the arrests were prompted by a weekend Facebook post. In a press conference Tuesday morning, Sheriff Grady Judd cited a post from the 14-year-old girl that said, in summary, that she knows her bullying led to Sedwick’s suicide, and she didn’t care. That post was “liked” by more than 30 people. The sheriff’s office charged that 14-year-old and Sedwick’s former best friend, who is 12. READ MORE HERE
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