News
2006-09-23
Assistant
principal "devastated" by MySpace page falsely
identifying her as lesbian
A high school
assistant principal is suing two students and their
parents, alleging that
A high school
assistant principal is suing two students and their
parents, alleging that the teens set up a Web page on
MySpace.com in her name and posted obscene comments
and pictures. Anna Draker, an assistant principal at
Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas, is claiming
defamation, libel, negligence, and negligent supervision
over the page on the popular free-access Web site.
Draker claims two
16-year-olds, a junior and a sophomore, created the
page using her name and picture and wrote it as through
Draker herself had posted the information, according
to Draker's attorney, Murphy Klasing.
Draker found out
in April that someone had created a page on MySpace. It
had been up about a month before she discovered it. The site
falsely identified Draker as a lesbian. Klasing said
Draker, who is married and has small children, was
"devastated." MySpace.com removed the page when Draker
told them it wasn't hers.
One of the
students also is facing criminal felony charges. Bexar
County assistant district attorney Jill Mata would not
release information about the case but confirmed that
juvenile charges are pending against a local high
school student involving retaliation and fraudulent use of
identifying information. Both are third-degree felonies.
Draker is suing
for an unspecified amount for damages for emotional
distress, mental anguish, lost wages, and court costs. (AP)
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