[shiney]

Yeah they have that kind of, as far as I understand, in the form of IP evidence, eyewitness accounts, character witnesses, etc etc. I don't think they would be able to successfully indict someone in front of a grand jury (if that is what happened here) without considerable evidence to promote a reasonable proof of guilt.

How to defend against things like this? I guess don't provoke [clinically depressed] people because of some perceived slight against your offspring. Don't be a jackass, I don't know. If you were minding yoru own business and weren't purposefully leading someone on to have it end in a snare trap there's really nothing to worry about. A better question is, how do we prove malicious intent?

Edit: upon re-reading the article, she was indicted for a charge commonly used for hacking? I have no idea how they will make this stick really. As far as the comments on that site regarding how it's the girl's fault and people hold no responsibility for the actions (committing suicide) of others, that's completely bogus. Youths are extremely impressionable and to bring someone so close and gain their innermost confidence in a situation where they have few if any people to turn to, and then brutally and suddenly cut it off without prior notice, certainly holds a great deal of responsibility in the outcome.