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Suffolk bill would make cyberbullying a crime

Originally published: April 6, 2010 10:36 PM
Updated: April 6, 2010 10:46 PM
By REID J. EPSTEIN  reid.epstein@newsday.com

Quick ReadA new bill would make it a misdemeanor to repeatedly abuse a child on the Internet, in e-mail or in text messages.

Alexis Pilkington was a popular athlete from West

Photo credit: AP | Alexis Pilkington was a popular athlete from West Islip who had already landed a soccer scholarship to college.

Harassing, taunting and bullying a minor online would become a crime in Suffolk County under new legislation proposed this week by Legis. Jon Cooper.

Cooper's bill would make it a misdemeanor to repeatedly abuse a child on the Internet, in e-mail or in text messages.

Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) said he was spurred to act after the death of a Massachusetts girl who committed suicide after...

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