Woman faces court over vulgar text message

A 21-year-old woman accused of sending a vulgar text message to a 17-year-old girl is one of the first cases brought under a law against cyberbullying spurred by the suicide of a teenage girl following cruel internet messages on the internet. The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

In the case, Nicole Williams is accused of using electronic communications to harass a teenager in a dispute over a boy. Williams is scheduled for arraignment on one count of harassment on January 8.

emily | 9:09 AM | Bullying by SMS |
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