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Cyber Lives of Teens Pose New Parenting Challenge

By "eAdvocate"

12-18-2009 National:When she was 13, Susan -- not her real name -- fell victim to cyber bullying.One of her friends on Facebook posted a picture of actor Robert Pattinson, of "Twilight" fame. Susan left a lukewarm comment, saying the "Twilight" novels (which spawned the movies) were fine, but there were other, more interesting books to read.Almost instantaneously, comments started flooding in, criticizing Susan. "It got way out of control," Susan said. "People told me I should kill myself, that I was a lesbian. They'd say 'bang, you've been gang raped!'"The next day at school, a group of girls continued the taunting in person. "It went on for a whole year," Susan said. "I looked for any excuse not to go to school."Back on Facebook, the comments kept piling up...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 18, 2009 (boomark / email).