Is there evidence that Myspace was a key element in this case? Has the suspect been established as using MySpace to identify his victim(s)?
NO, but there have been numerous other crimes that have generated from My Space. I’m shocked that an otherwise careful teen would have posted her picture and cell phone number there. CELL PHONE! I wonder if her parents knew?
My Space has figured in numerous sexual assaults, enticement, and stalking cases reported over the past 2 years. Also, police entrapment of sexual predators. Even if no crime emanates from use of the web site, why should we encourage our teens to frequent a site where the whole point seems to be banter with sexual innuendo?
I’ve never heard of a teen using My Space to study chess moves, or to research nuclear physics.