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A Boston Lawyer?s View Of 9 Kids Indicted For Bullying (On Campus And Off) And Statutory Rape In Suicide Case

By Altman & Altman

The death of Phoebe Prince, 15, the South Hadley teenager who allegedly took her own life in response to a barrage of bullying (hereinafter, the ?Deceased?) is looming over Massachusetts criminal justice. It has inspired new lawmaking in the legislature and, yesterday, hit the criminal justice system hard. Indicted felonies for 9 teenagers hard! The charges include statutory rape, violation of civil rights, criminal harassment, and disturbing a school assembly. Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel announced the charges today. "Their conduct far exceeded the limits of normal teenage relationship-related quarrels,'' Scheibel said of the nine teens, the oldest of whom is 18 years old. Really? Let's look into that. You have probably heard about this story with a different allegation involved?bullying...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).