Police in Boulder, Colorado used MySpace to identify suspects in a robbery and rape case according to detectives. The incident took place on February 23rd in Boulder when the unnamed victim was sexually assaulted at a party. Police were able to identify the suspects with her help, and the use of the social networking site MySpace which was were she met the seven people involved in the crimes. She did not know the full names of the suspects because she met them online. The suspects allegedly also stole upto 40,000 dollars worth of electronics, jewelry and other valuables at the party. The men face numerous charges steaming from the incident.
While some speculate this could probably be a black eye for the social networking site. The pros and cons are evident. Police were able to utilize the same technology quickly to identify the suspects. Negatively speaking you never know who your meeting online until you meet them in real life. All the more reasons for Fox Interactive to potentially create a system for parents to monitor their chidren’s activities. Luckily for Fox/MySpace the victims, and suspects were all adults. If this had been a case of an underaged victim we might see a much greater backlash than what MySpace is seeing at this point.
Via APWire
Originally posted on March 26, 2006 @ 7:02 am