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View the article here 02/27/2009 By KI MAE HEUSSNER Shortcomings in the Law Allow Cyberdefamation Campaigns, Legal Expert Says Steven Jones is an opinionated guy. And when he reads something online that strikes a particular nerve, chances are he'll speak up. So, when the 54-year-old from Texarkana, Texas, came across an article about a couple in neighboring Clarksville who were charged with sexual assault, he decided to throw in his own two cents. Using the screen name "Wounded," Jones posted one of thousands of anonymous comments about the case. Others went further, linking the couple to perverted sex acts, drugs and other crimes. Big mistake. Earlier this month, Jones, a disabled truck driver, logged on to learn that the Clarksville couple, cleared of the charges, had turned around to file a lawsuit of their own -- against 178 anonymous commenters, including Jones, who they claim posted defamatory comments on the Web forum Topix...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 27, 2009 (boomark / email).