Local delegate's legislation targets 'cyberbullying'

The mother of a teenage girl who was the victim of cyberbullies implored lawmakers yesterday to pass legislation that would make such harassment a crime.

"I wanted to throw up," said the Anne Arundel County woman, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals. "I was horrified."

She told lawmakers that a MySpace page had her daughter's name and photograph, but she didn't recognize the person it described. The 13-year-old girl was referred to in vulgar, obscene and promiscuous terms in the posting.

Friends of her daughter had created a MySpace account in her name and filled it with material...