Woman Accused of Cyber-Harassment

Elizabeth A. Thrasher, 40, is the first to be charged with felony cyber-bullying after posting a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist under a 17-year-old's name.

After arguing with her ex-husband's girlfriend, Thrasher allegedly posted the name, e-mail address, phone number, and a photo of the girlfriend's daughter on the "casual encounters" section of Craigslist. According to the L. A. Times, when the teenage girl began to receive lewd messages and photos from strange men, she called the police.

Under the new cyber-bullying law, Thrasher could receive up to four years in prison. This will be the first felony case of its type to go to court, since the victim is a minor and the accused is over 21.

Thrasher's attorney is confident that she will walk away.

"Right now she's innocent. If the case were tried today, it'd be a 'not guilty,'" he told FOX2now.com.

The new law was put into place after Megan Meier was allegedly harassed by her neighbors through MySpace under the guise of a teenage boy. Meier committed suicide after they sent her several hurtful messages. Soon after, "Megan's law" was put into place because there was no law to convict the accused neighbors.