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...DAVID SCHWIMMER RECENTLY WON A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST SOMEONE WHO SAID...
...been an unlikely legal wrangle from the start. First, a 14-year-old Austin, Texas, girl and her mother filed a $30 million lawsuit against MySpace.com, where the teenager claims she met a man who assaulted her. Now, the college student charged with the sexual assault also is considering suing the popular social networking site...
...defense attorney for Pete Solis, the 19-year-old Texas community college student charged with sexually assaulting the girl dubbed "Julie Doe" in her lawsuit, told TIME that if the Texas courts accept the premise that MySpace is liable because the two met there, then his client also has a claim, since the alleged victim falsely portrayed herself on the webiste as 15 years...
...been, in effect, just as much a victim - if not more," says Adam Reposa, the attorney for Solis, who is facing up to 20 years in prison on charges of second degree felony sexual assault. Since the lawsuit against MySpace also names Solis as a defendant, Reposa said he will "cross-file" and also sue MySpace and its owner, News Corporation. "MySpace wasn't there when they went to Whataburger. MySpace wasn't there when they went to the movie and MySpace wasn't there when they climbed in the backseat," Reposa said. "Meeting on MySpace - if that alone...
...Though MySpace has not commented specifically on the lawsuit, its security director, Hemanshu Nigam, a former federal prosecuctor, said this week the company "remains dedicated to a multi-pronged approach that also involves education and collaboration with law enforcement, teachers, parents and members." Even before the landmark suit was filed, the company had been criticized by several state attorneys general for its failure to put in place stricter verification procedures...