Boy Charged For MySpace Message

From 2007:

A 16-year-old Cary boy has been accused of sending a pornographic and sadistic message to a Cary area girl through the social networking Web site MySpace.com.

The boy, who police did not identify because of his age, has been charged with harassment through electronic communications, an offense punishable by up to six months in a juvenile detention facility, a $1,500 fine and two years’ probation, McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Andrew Zinke said.

Police responded to the girl’s home April 15 and obtained the saved image, which depicted mutilated male anatomy, Zinke said. The boy later admitted to sending the messages, which he likely found on the Internet, Zinke said.