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In a potentially landmark decision, a New York judge has ruled that allegations that a Staten Island teen broke the law when she used MySpace to reach out to three people she was ordered not to contact may stand and go to trial. The 16-year old made a MySpace ?friend request? of a 43-year-old woman and her daughters, who had previously obtained a Family Court order against her. The ruling came in response to a defense motion to dismiss the criminal contempt charge. According to law enforcement sources, the young woman had a long history of making violent threats against the three women. Legal experts have said this is the first such ruling in New York, and possibly the country.

The original story may be found at http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/staten_island_teen_will_face_c.html

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