Another area myspace incident....caution your kids to be careful with what they put on myspace...
Mesquite student arrested over MySpace page 11:53 AM CST
11:55 AM CST on Wednesday, February 21, 2007
By RICHARD ABSHIRE / The Dallas Morning News
rabshire@dallasnews.com
Mesquite police have arrested a Poteet High School student accused of creating a MySpace page using the name and photos of a teacher.
The 15-year-old, who wasn't identified because he is a juvenile, faces a state jail felony charge of fraudulent use of identifying information.
The Web page included derogatory comments phrased as if they had come from the teacher, said Lt. Steve Callarman, a Mesquite police spokesman. He said it was clear that the site was intended to harm the teacher's reputation or to upset her.
MySpace removed the page after being notified by police that it was fraudulent.
Lt. Callarman said the student bragged to other students about what he had done. A witness said the youth appeared to think it was a joke, the lieutenant said.
The youth was arrested Tuesday and released to a parent but faces a date in juvenile court.
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