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(AP) -- LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has convicted a Missouri mother of

lesser, misdemeanor crimes in the MySpace cyber-bullying case

linked to a 13-year-old girl's suicide.

The Los Angeles federal court jury on Wednesday rejected felony

charges of accessing a computer without authorization to inflict

emotional distress on young Megan Meier.

However, the jury found defendant Lori Drew guilty of three

counts of the lesser offense of accessing a computer without

authorization.

The jurors could not reach a verdict on a conspiracy count.

Prosecutors said Drew violated the MySpace terms of service by

conspiring with her young daughter and a business assistant to

create a fictitious profile of a teen boy on the MySpace social

networking site to harass Megan.

Megan, who had been treated for depression, hanged herself in

2006 after receiving a message saying the world would be better

without her.

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