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Source: Associated Press
Florida girl, 12, commits suicide after she was bullied online: sheriff
The Associated Press
Published Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:58PM EDT
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A 12-year-old girl committed suicide after she was bullied online by more than a dozen girls and a sheriff said Thursday that he is investigating whether he can file charges under a new Florida state law that covers cyber-bullying.
Sheriff Grady Judd said that Rebecca Ann Sedwick jumped to her death on Monday at an old cement business. Investigators say the girl was despondent after others had posted hate messages about her online.
Sedwick was "absolutely terrorized on social media," Judd said.
The Lakeland Ledger (http://bit.ly/1enEgI5) reports that detectives found multiple social media applications where Sedwick was constantly bullied with messages, including "Go kill yourself," and "Why are you still alive?"
He said parents of all 15 girls have co-operated with detectives and several cellphones and laptops have been confiscated. Judd said charges could be filed -- including cyber stalking.
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