Category: Technology Author : Kim LaCapria Posted: March 29, 2010
Tags : alexis pilkington, alexis pilkington formspring, cyberbullying, phoebe prince, phoebe prince arrests, phoebe prince cyberbullying, phoebe prince facebook
In a case that sparked a massive outpouring of anger and grief in South Hadley, MA, charges have been brought against nine teenagers believed to have bullied Irish native Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide in January, just prior to her death.
Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel spoke about the charges that followed two months of investigation in a case with some parallels to the recent death of West Islip High School student Alexis Pilkington:
“It appears that Phoebe’s death on Jan. 14 followed a torturous day for her, in which she was subjected to verbal harassment and threatened physical abuse,” said Scheibel.
Prince’s death has drawn significant attention to the panic surrounding cyberbullying, a factor initially thought to have been related to Pilkington’s suicide. A Facebook group calling for the expulsion of “three girls” believed to have pushed Prince to take her life has over 23,000 members.
Although three of those charged have not been named, six of the teens no longer considered juveniles were identified in the Boston Herald, and charges against each individual were published:
Sean Mulveyhill, 17, of South Hadley who is charged with statutory rape, violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly.
Kayla Narey, 17, of South Hadley who is charged with violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting, criminal harassment, disturbance of a school assembly.
Austin Renaud, 18, of Springfield who is charged with statutory rape.
Ashley Longe, 16, of South Hadley charged with violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting as a youthful offender.
Flannery Mullins, 16, of South Hadley violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting and stalking as a youthful offender.
Sharon Chanon Velazquez, 16, of South Hadley who is charged with violation of civil rights with bodily injury resulting and stalking as a youthful offender.
Prince died on January 14th of this year, and her body was returned to Ireland for burial.
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Mar 29, 2010
i think these several teens should be put to death, and im not just saying this because im angry, but to make a point and to punish them severly, because people like this dont learn.
Mar 30, 2010
I agree. I hope they truly suffer for what they did. Not just slight punishment…fucking dead. Even if they get off, I hope and pray someone hunts these little fucks down, tortures, then kills them all
Apr 19, 2010
what they did was wrong…but i herd she kept geting with guys that already had girlfriends.and thats why the girls were beating her up….if some girl was messin with ur guy wouldnt u kick her ass?
Nov 30, 2010
i think that they should get the same harrassment that they did to her. it’s extreamly messes up and no matter what age they are they should go to jail for the rest of their lives. they took the life of an outsider for no reason and they should never be allowed to walk again. because who knows that they wont do this again people who do these kind of things can never learn and they will never stop bullying. those kind of people make me sick
Nov 30, 2010
i would get mad if someone tried to get with my man but seriously she was a new person to the united states how could she have known that they had a girlfriend and it shouldn’t be put on her that she was getting with boys that already had girlfriends it should be put on the boys that went out with her. people always blame it on the girls. has anyone ever thought for one second to blame it on the guy. its bullshit. not everything s the girls fault. i think that the people who bullied her for getting with their boyfriends shold have done something to their boyfriends before they did something to phoebe. how the hell was she suposed to know its up to the boys who have girl friends to tell someone “no i have a girlfriend, sorry” its fucked up that people are so stupid to look right passed there boyfriends and blame it all on the girl. has anyone even thought that maybe the guys went up to her and asked her out. there are alot of dogs out there that just dont give 2 shits about the woman in there lives and all they care about is getting with the hottest chick or getting some ass. so before you start blaming things on the wrong people , why don’t you find out all the facts. don’t be stupid.
Jun 22, 2011
How many more kids must die before cyber or any type of bullying is a taken serious? Even STUPID adults seem to think it funny to cyber bully kids, proof happened close to St. Louis, some mom cyber bullied a teen girl and the girl commited suicide and this woman/mother thought it was funny she actually caused her to kill herself. The Bullying Must Stop!
Jun 26, 2011
I hope their punishment is severe.
Sep 2, 2011
A cyber bully ( Cheer Leader) made physical threats of bodily harm, has followed through on them, is stalking her victim, showed at church? To call her out. 3 other places! With her crowd of "home girls." this is Libel, Slander, harassment, stalking. Gang behavior? Got her home girl to confront victim, physical confrontation. Forced to fight, won. Now sore want re-match? "threats to harm victim if she shows to school? Threats she'll make her life a living Hell.". Nothing is being done? Hello it's breaking the laws. Bullies are insecure people, their abuse should never be tolerated. Consequences for our actions! She should be thrown off the cheer leader squad immediately, permanantly! This isn't new behavior for her, it's a pattern. Other victims also. Haters are in all walks of life. We have to deal with them like it or not. This stupid behavior is how kids end up hurt! Why is it no one wants to intervene before it's too late? Kids can be so cruel!
Sep 2, 2011
IDK what is going on with these kids, why do they feel like they have to be SO MEAN to each other? Why are the parents not handling this? Maybe a Civil Lawsuit and hitting the parents in the pocket book would help bring a stop to all this craziness!!!!
Sep 2, 2011
Also I think it would help if they brought God back into school and made it to were families could be families and Mom or Dad could raise their kids maybe a tax break or a monthly check and if you get that cut or check and your kid is being bad you (parents) should be punished along with the child!
Sep 2, 2011
We had the choice to do with out things so i could be home with the kids, and make sure that they were behaving as children should and have gotten so much slack for it, mainly from parents that both work and have others raise their kids and complain when kids misbehave……