Image by indieink via FlickrThe lawsuit, embedded below, alleges that not only did the teens in question create the profile with the plaintiff’s real name, but they also include his real cell phone number, posted photos of the boy, shared status updates with obscenities and descriptions of sexual acts, included profile data that depicted the boy as racist and gay, and even managed to friend 580 facebookers. The document also goes into detail including some of the hideous comments and replies from those who were exposed to the fake profile.
Not surprisingly, the suit also claims that the effects of the fake profile were felt by the boy and his family both online and off. With the boy suffering “severe emotional distress,” “humiliation and embarrassment,” while the whole family “have had to change athletic clubs and coaches.” {Read on}
