June 2006

Barry & Loewy LLP is representing a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an adult member of the popular website MySpace.com. The adult member contacted the 14-year-old on MySpace.com, obtained her personal information, and later allegedly sexually assaulted her. The suit alleges that MySpace.com had full knowledge that sexual predators were contacting young children on the website but did nothing to stop it. Additionally, the suit alleges that MySpace.com fraudulently represents it has security measures in place to protect its young members but, in reality, it does not.

Barry & Loewy LLP is seeking no less than Thirty (30) Million dollars against MySpace.com for their negligent and fraudulent conduct. The suit also seeks damages against the alleged sexual predator for assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The suit is filed in Travis County, Texas.
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