CRIMINAL CASE: Missouri v. Thrasher, No. ____ (Mo. Cir. Ct. 2009).
Status: Pending.

A 40-year-old woman who allegedly posted a 17-year-old girl's picture and identifying and contact information to the "Casual Encounters" section of Craigslist after having a fight with the 17-year-old and the 17-year-old's mother was charged with cyberbullying. The online posting

The statute that Elizabeth A. Thrasher was charged under was passed in the wake of the Lori Drew case. Thrasher's attorney has said that she will challenge the constitutionality of the statute.

She was released on bond, but is barred from using a computer or the Internet.


Links and Case Documents:
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/st-louis-crime-beat/tag/elizabeth-thrasher/
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=112038

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