In December 2012, at Crystal Lake Middle School, Rebecca Sedwick who was 12 years old started to being bullied by two girls. Although, the main suspects were two, the police said that Rebecca was also tormented by 15 girls. Judd, a sheriff, said that the suspect who is 14 years old began bullying Rebecca because she started dating a boy that Rebecca had already been seen. The 14 year old said that she didn't like that so she started to harass Rebecca. The suspect started to cyberbully Rebecca sending her messages through Facebook that said "drink bleach and die" and also to encourage Rebecca to kill herself. The bullying led to at least one physical attack in school. The 14 year old also turned Rebecca's friend, a 12 year old, because the 14 year old would bullied anyone who was friends with Rebecca. The 12 year old was suspended in February 2013 because the 14 year old encouraged her to beat up Rebecca. Rebecca tried to get a fresh start, new school for 2013-2014, although, the cyberbullying still continued. On September 9, 2013 the devastating news happened. Rebecca Sedwick jumped form a concrete silo tower to her death. One of the two suspects was arrested and the 14 year old has posted on Facebook "Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I don't give a f---."
Reporter Follow @AlyssaNewcomb, S, Id){var Js, Fjs=d.getElementsByTagName;js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, Fjs);}}(document, "script", "twitter-wjs"); Alyssa Newcomb More from Alyssa » Digital Reporter Follow @alyssanewcomb !function(d, S, Id){var Js, Fjs=d.getElementsByTagName;js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, Fjs);}}(document, "script", and "twitter-wjs"); Via Good Morning America. "Teen Charged in Fatal Cyberbullying Case of Rebecca Sedwick to Remain in Jail." ABC News. ABC News Network, 15 Oct. 2013. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. <http://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-charged-fatal-cyberbullying-case-rebecca-sedwick-remain/story?id=20580689>.
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