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investigators are still looking into what exactly drove the 12-year-old rebecca sedwick to kill herself. vosburg's daughter has been charged in that case with aggravated stalking. >>> number three, nba hall of famer bill russell got arrested at seatac international airport in seattle. he was cited for carrying a gun into a prohibited area of the airport wednesday. the former boston celtics star has been released, but still could face a fine of $7500. >>> and there has been another arrest in that biker attack on an suv in new york. police say cal eek douglas was part of the group that chased that suv and beat the driver whose wife and toddler were in the car. several others have been arrested, including an off duty officer that rode with the bikers. >>> ha-ha-ha! >> and then there's this. number five. man versus nature in utah. an old boulder, millions of years old, was destroyed by three men who say it caused a hazard to visitors. the problem is the boulder is in a state park and it is against the law to deface state parks. it was at the top of a slender rock pedestal in the state park.
investigators are still looking into what exactly drove the 12-year-old rebecca sedwick to kill herself. vosburg's daughter has been charged in that case with aggravated stalking. >>> number three, nba hall of famer bill russell got arrested at seatac international airport in seattle. he was cited for carrying a gun into a prohibited area of the airport wednesday. the former boston celtics star has been released, but still could face a fine of $7500. >>> and there has been...
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. >> reporter: a month after 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death from one of these abandoned cement silos, police have arrested two juveniles who they say bullied her online. one is accused of bragging about it. >> guadalupe shaw had no emotion at all upon her arrest. >> reporter: 14-year-old guadalupe shaw and 12-year-old caitlin roman have been arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. following the arrest, caitlin's father told the cnn affiliate, there are two sides to every story. the family hasn't responded to cnn's requests for comment. guadalupe's parents spoke with chris cuomo on cnn "new day." >> do you think she bullied this girl, rebecca? >> no. she didn't. >> my daughter's not that type of girl to do something like that. >> they're just in denial. this bullying has gone on since last november both in person at school and over the cyberworld. we have legions of evidence and witnesses. >> reporter: evidence police say that came from the laptops and cell phones of a total of 15 girls at crystal lake middle school who wrote messages like, nobody cares about you.
. >> reporter: a month after 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death from one of these abandoned cement silos, police have arrested two juveniles who they say bullied her online. one is accused of bragging about it. >> guadalupe shaw had no emotion at all upon her arrest. >> reporter: 14-year-old guadalupe shaw and 12-year-old caitlin roman have been arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. following the arrest, caitlin's father told the cnn affiliate, there are...
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sedwick. she killed herself by jumping from the top of an abandoned concrete plant tower. the sheriff who made the arrest said he believes their parents are partly responsible. >> at this point in the investigation, we don't have a criminal case against any parents. we wish that we did. >> so they wish that they did. joining me now is attorney faith jenkins. faith, great to have you here. this is such a sad case all around, especially since we're talking about youth bullying, it continues. again, with suicide going on here. the two girls who were charged this week, they're 12 and 14. nbc is not releasing their names because of the sensitivity around their ages there. but the sheriff's office was holding up those images as we saw, they were blurred out. but when you're dealing with kids so young, who probably can't fully comprehend and understand their actions, is the onus on the parents? should we have tougher and stricter criminal laws on the state level that go after them? >> i haven't agree
sedwick. she killed herself by jumping from the top of an abandoned concrete plant tower. the sheriff who made the arrest said he believes their parents are partly responsible. >> at this point in the investigation, we don't have a criminal case against any parents. we wish that we did. >> so they wish that they did. joining me now is attorney faith jenkins. faith, great to have you here. this is such a sad case all around, especially since we're talking about youth bullying, it...
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. >>> two florida girls are accused of bullying a classmate who killed herself. 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death. as many as 15 classmates bullied and stalked her. the victim's mother blames the school for not taking threats seriously. >> if a kids comes to you and says, i'm being bullied, look into it more diligently. i mean, seriously. it can save a life. >> it was this online post that a florida sheriff said led to the arrest of two girls. the two young suspects were charged yesterday as juveniles with 3rd degree felony aggravated stalking and released to their parents. palo alto fire department used an unusual tackive to get the word out about a charity pancake breakfast. the countrywide automated emergency notification system sent messages to some 27,000 people about saturday's charity event. the chief of the fire department said his agency did nothing wrong and that there were very few complaints. >> i think there are probably other ways they could have done that. >> supposed to be an emergency system so it's a misuse but i wouldn't have found out about it so i didn't m
. >>> two florida girls are accused of bullying a classmate who killed herself. 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death. as many as 15 classmates bullied and stalked her. the victim's mother blames the school for not taking threats seriously. >> if a kids comes to you and says, i'm being bullied, look into it more diligently. i mean, seriously. it can save a life. >> it was this online post that a florida sheriff said led to the arrest of two girls. the two young...
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they are accused of bullying a classmate who later committed suicide. 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death last month. investigators say as many as 15 classmates had relentlessly bullied her and stalked her online. victim's mother blames the school for not taking the threats seriously. >> if a kid comes to you and says i'm being bullied look into it more diligently. i mean, seriously. it do save a life. >> one of the alleged bullies admitted in a facebook post pulley sedwick. investigators say that post led to the arrests. yesterday the two suspects were charged as juveniles with third degree felony aggravated stalking and released to their parents. >>> the plan to get ipads for every student in los angeles schools is hitting a glitch. it turns out some of the first students who got them quickly figured out the security codes and spent more time surfing the web than school work. now the superintendent wants the to slow down the ipad deliveries. the school board talks about that this month. >>> time for a carbon copy day i guess. if you liked yesterday, you're doing it again. >
they are accused of bullying a classmate who later committed suicide. 12-year-old rebecca sedwick jumped to her death last month. investigators say as many as 15 classmates had relentlessly bullied her and stalked her online. victim's mother blames the school for not taking the threats seriously. >> if a kid comes to you and says i'm being bullied look into it more diligently. i mean, seriously. it do save a life. >> one of the alleged bullies admitted in a facebook post pulley...
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>> reporter: jenna, the family is having a very rough time t was on september 9th, rebecca sedwick, 12 years old, instead of going to middle school came here to the an bonn dodd cementing factory. that tower is 60 feet high. she climbed it and after a year being bullied on line, she jumped to her death. still malicious posts keep coming. we spoke to the mother this morning. here is what she had to say. >> i was in shock. i can't believe she is going to post something like this. i mean, it was crazy and then i think started seeing other comments other kids were leaving. it turned into fear for her because she was geting a lot of threats. i don't want to see another child be hurt. i want justice to be served but i don't want anybody to be hurt. >> reporter: even after death online malicious posts keep being put up about the 12-year-old's, there is the victim's mother, worried about the safety of the 14-year-old girl who stands accused of bullying her own daughter to death. jenna. jenna: the two girls facing felony charges, steve, where are they now? >> reporter: that's right. one 14 year
>> reporter: jenna, the family is having a very rough time t was on september 9th, rebecca sedwick, 12 years old, instead of going to middle school came here to the an bonn dodd cementing factory. that tower is 60 feet high. she climbed it and after a year being bullied on line, she jumped to her death. still malicious posts keep coming. we spoke to the mother this morning. here is what she had to say. >> i was in shock. i can't believe she is going to post something like this. i...
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meanwhile, rebecca sedwick's family copes with her loss. she jumped to her death a month before her 13th birthday, it would have been this saturday. her mother posting this emotional message to her daughter. i just want to witch my baby girl a happy birthday in heaven. let's bring in polk county sheriff. good morning, sheriff grady judd, good to have you back on "new day." >> chris, it's good to be with you today. >> sheriff, let's get right to the arrest. what did you see in this video that made this something worthy of a criminal charge? >> you know, chris, everything we saw was disturbing. she was boating on the two kids with her fists. she actually boat them in the face and in the head and then once the fight was over and all the other kids were screaming and cussing and high fiveing, she gave kind of an editorial comment and then they posted all of that on facebook and she tells us her daughter would never bully. well, we saw the real truth. >> obviously, this is confusing. there is an arrest in the case. it doesn't have to do with the
meanwhile, rebecca sedwick's family copes with her loss. she jumped to her death a month before her 13th birthday, it would have been this saturday. her mother posting this emotional message to her daughter. i just want to witch my baby girl a happy birthday in heaven. let's bring in polk county sheriff. good morning, sheriff grady judd, good to have you back on "new day." >> chris, it's good to be with you today. >> sheriff, let's get right to the arrest. what did you see...
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the 14-year-old faces charges after authorities say she bullied late teen rebecca sedwick. >> her mother said: >> rebecca killed herself on september 9 after months of on line harassment from her pierce. the 14-year-old was arrested on monday, along with a 12-year-old girl. authorities became suspicious after one of the girls posted on facebook that she had bud rebecca. >> facebook is now allowing teens to share their post witness anyone on the internet. the change will affect users age 13-17. until now, their information and photos were only visible to their friends. a pop up will appear before each post, warning teens they will be sharing with the internet at large. facebook homes the new policy will keep it relative to teens as other sites like tumblr and snapshot gain popularity. now we have sports. >> managers do matter in major league baseball. legal land caught heat for roofing max scherzer, resulting in a five-run rally for the red sox. he looked like a genius but shaking up the batting order in game four. legal land got an assess from sox starter jake peavy. four straight pitche
the 14-year-old faces charges after authorities say she bullied late teen rebecca sedwick. >> her mother said: >> rebecca killed herself on september 9 after months of on line harassment from her pierce. the 14-year-old was arrested on monday, along with a 12-year-old girl. authorities became suspicious after one of the girls posted on facebook that she had bud rebecca. >> facebook is now allowing teens to share their post witness anyone on the internet. the change will affect...
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the video came to officers' attention after the suicide of rebecca sedwick. last month the 12-year-old jumped to her death at this abandoned cement factory after being cyber bullying for almost a year. two students were charged in the case. one of them is the stepdaughter of vivian vossberg. >> it makes me question where did they learn it from? kids learn from swrun. >> shortly after she was charged vossberg told media that she does not allow it in her house. yet it was on her daughter's facebook page that this video was found. >> that appears to be a normal way of life. >> when confronted with the video she admitted she did go too far and things got out of hand. >> i think what's happening with the advent of technology today is people's home life is becoming their public life. and as you can see, that didn't work out so well for vivian. >> the sheriff's office says the relationship between vossberg and the accused are not clear. there are six or seven in the household. >>> in the mad scramble that even sued when the ship went down, there was music. today the
the video came to officers' attention after the suicide of rebecca sedwick. last month the 12-year-old jumped to her death at this abandoned cement factory after being cyber bullying for almost a year. two students were charged in the case. one of them is the stepdaughter of vivian vossberg. >> it makes me question where did they learn it from? kids learn from swrun. >> shortly after she was charged vossberg told media that she does not allow it in her house. yet it was on her...
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the video came to officers' attention after the suicide of rebecca sedwick. last month the 12-year-old jumped to her death at this abandoned cement factory after being cyber bullying for almost a year. two students were charged in the case. one of them is the stepdaughter of vivian vossberg. >> it makes me question where did they learn it from? kids learn from swrun. >> shortly after she was charged vossberg told media that she does not allow it in her house. yet it was on her daughter's facebook page that this video was found. >> that appears to be a normal way of life. >> when confronted with the video she admitted she did go too far and things got out of hand. >> i think what's happening with the advent of technology today is people's home life is becoming their public life. and as you can see, that didn't work out so well for vivian. >> the sheriff's office says the relationship between vossberg and the accused are not clear. there are six or seven in the household. >>> in the mad scramble that even sued when the ship went down, there was music. today the
the video came to officers' attention after the suicide of rebecca sedwick. last month the 12-year-old jumped to her death at this abandoned cement factory after being cyber bullying for almost a year. two students were charged in the case. one of them is the stepdaughter of vivian vossberg. >> it makes me question where did they learn it from? kids learn from swrun. >> shortly after she was charged vossberg told media that she does not allow it in her house. yet it was on her...
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. >> authorities say 12 year old rebecca sedwick was terrorized by as many as 15 girls, four months online. she committed suicide by jumping off a tower in september. >> a grieving bay area mother is speaking out about her daughter's death--who was the victim of cyber bullying. >> sheila pott had to bury her door on dree, 13 months ago. >> now she is talking about the suicide and a bullying that the mother says led to audrey's death. >> audrey attended saratoga high school and hung herself just one week after passing out and an unsupervised house party. >> the pot family says the three boys sexually assaulting audrey at the party were the teenagers were drinking. >> what followed was a ruthless case of bullying with pictures of all of you ruthless case of bullying wat farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more
. >> authorities say 12 year old rebecca sedwick was terrorized by as many as 15 girls, four months online. she committed suicide by jumping off a tower in september. >> a grieving bay area mother is speaking out about her daughter's death--who was the victim of cyber bullying. >> sheila pott had to bury her door on dree, 13 months ago. >> now she is talking about the suicide and a bullying that the mother says led to audrey's death. >> audrey attended saratoga...
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. >> reporter: after investigating the suicide of 12-year-old rebecca sedwick for nearly a month, enough was enough. >> when a 12-year-old baby jumps off of the top of a cement plant for any reason, that's a terrible event. that's a tragic event. >> reporter: sedwick took her own life by leaping from a silo tower on the 9th. she was the victim of bullying by other girls both physically and on the internet. >> there were statements you should drink bleach and die. nobody likes you. >> reporter: but the breaking point for authorities came this week after one of the alleged bullies posted a facebook message with no remorse. >> the absolute thought that she could have contributed to the death of that child, and then here's what she has, i don't give a -- >> reporter: then he decided to arrest two girls, the 12-year-old and 14-year-old that wrote the facebook message. both are charged with aggravated stalking of the minor. relative of the girls say they don't believe the accusations and because the girls are juvenile, nbc news will not identify them. >> i miss you. i hope you're at peace. >>
. >> reporter: after investigating the suicide of 12-year-old rebecca sedwick for nearly a month, enough was enough. >> when a 12-year-old baby jumps off of the top of a cement plant for any reason, that's a terrible event. that's a tragic event. >> reporter: sedwick took her own life by leaping from a silo tower on the 9th. she was the victim of bullying by other girls both physically and on the internet. >> there were statements you should drink bleach and die. nobody...
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. >> rebecca sedwick committed suicide last month. investigators believe that she had been bullied online and in person for about a year's time. martha: new reaction today after explosive hearing into the count countless obamacare website problems that have been witnessed. the lead contractors behind the site got a bit of a grilling by a house committee yesterday, and one of the biggest moments in that when a new jersey democrat blasted republicans for suggesting that healthcare.gov violates american law. >> once again here we have my republican colleagues trying to scare everybody -- >> will the gentleman yield? >> no i will not yield to this monkey court or whatever this is. >> this is not a monkey court. >> do whatever you want. i'm not yielding. i'm trying to tell you that the problem here -- >> protecting american citizens citizens -- >> preexisting conditions don't matter. hipaa doesn't apply. there is no health information in the process. you're asked about your address, your date of birth. you're not asked health information.
. >> rebecca sedwick committed suicide last month. investigators believe that she had been bullied online and in person for about a year's time. martha: new reaction today after explosive hearing into the count countless obamacare website problems that have been witnessed. the lead contractors behind the site got a bit of a grilling by a house committee yesterday, and one of the biggest moments in that when a new jersey democrat blasted republicans for suggesting that healthcare.gov...
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rebecca sedwick's mother said the charges are long overdue. >> she should be here. she should be here to see justice getting served. i really really wish that people had listened to a long time ago that had really looked into when it was going on when we were reporting it. i believe that rebecca stopped telling me about it when she seen i was trying to get something done and nothing was getting done. >> trisha norman is said her daughter was bullied ruthlessly personally and online. and she said the vicious taunts committed after that girl committed suicide. the 14-year-old allegedly tweeting this saturday, i believe rebecca and they skilled herself, but i don't give -- you can see there an expletive. rebecca would have been 13. >>> the flight from dallas was anything but normal. an engine on the spirit airlines jet bursting into flames just minutes after takeoff. passengers say it was so bright it looked like the inside of the plane was on fire. >> the explosion goes bam. and we saw the flames come up the side of the plane which lit up the whole inside of the plane
rebecca sedwick's mother said the charges are long overdue. >> she should be here. she should be here to see justice getting served. i really really wish that people had listened to a long time ago that had really looked into when it was going on when we were reporting it. i believe that rebecca stopped telling me about it when she seen i was trying to get something done and nothing was getting done. >> trisha norman is said her daughter was bullied ruthlessly personally and online....
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investigators say that 12-year-old rebecca sedwick was bullied so relentlessly that she ultimately took her own life. and now these two girls, they are 12 and 14, are charged in her death. the polk county sheriff says that evidence online pointed investigators to these two young suspects. >> 14-year-old did a post early on saturday morning about 1:00 that said, yes, i bullied rebecca, yes, she killed herself, and i don't give a blank. we knew that there was total disregard for life and if she would say those things after she bullied rebecca, and after the parents knew that, and then we had to act more quickly. martha: unbelievable. rebecca's mom sat down with our own steve harrigan this morning and he joins us now live from newport richie, florida, with more on this. steve, hard to imagine what this family is going through. how are they coping? >> reporter: martha, it's bizarre too that these online malicious postings continue, even after the suicide of this 12-year-old girl. it has been devastating to the family of we sat down with the victim's mother just a few minutes ago. she broke
investigators say that 12-year-old rebecca sedwick was bullied so relentlessly that she ultimately took her own life. and now these two girls, they are 12 and 14, are charged in her death. the polk county sheriff says that evidence online pointed investigators to these two young suspects. >> 14-year-old did a post early on saturday morning about 1:00 that said, yes, i bullied rebecca, yes, she killed herself, and i don't give a blank. we knew that there was total disregard for life and if...
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sedwick. two girls, 14 and 12 years old, arrested, charged with felony aggravated stalking. but sedwick's parents feel the girls aren't solely responsible. >> i would rather see the parents and administrators of that school behind bars. >> reporter: and the sheriff in charge of the investigation, now tells abc news, he's investigating the 14-year-old's parents. is it possible you could charge the parents? >> if i could, they would already be in jail. i can tell you this, we're keeping our options open. >> reporter: polk county sheriff, grady judd, has accused one of the girls of gloating on facebook, about bullying sedwick, after her suicide. her parents insist her facebook was hacked. they monitor her facebook every night. any credence to that? >> yeah, that's baloney. those parents haven't cared from the very beginning. after the initial event. after the initial interviews, why did they let her stay on facebook? >> reporter: according to the police, sedwick was bullied online for ten months.
sedwick. two girls, 14 and 12 years old, arrested, charged with felony aggravated stalking. but sedwick's parents feel the girls aren't solely responsible. >> i would rather see the parents and administrators of that school behind bars. >> reporter: and the sheriff in charge of the investigation, now tells abc news, he's investigating the 14-year-old's parents. is it possible you could charge the parents? >> if i could, they would already be in jail. i can tell you this, we're...
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one of the two florida girls is accused of bullying 12-year-old rebecca sedwick to death is set to appear in court later today of the she will have her pretrial hearing. rebecca took her own life after at least a year of brutal harrassment online. it started at school. her mother pulled her out of school. it continuing, stalking her threw her cell phone. this is a look at the two girls being charged in this case, ages 12 and 14 years old. a polk county sheriff has been very outspoken and strong on this case. he has charged these two girls with third-degree felonies of stalking. now we have the high-profile defense attorney jose baez who defended casey anthony you may remember. he claims the sheriff is unfairly targeting his client on the left-hand side of the screen. he represents caitlin roman on this case. jose, good to have you with us. good morning to you. >> thank you, good morning. martha: when you look at this story and see what the girls were say about this young girl that took her own life, she was 12 years old, not even a young woman at this stage of her life, it is brutal to re
one of the two florida girls is accused of bullying 12-year-old rebecca sedwick to death is set to appear in court later today of the she will have her pretrial hearing. rebecca took her own life after at least a year of brutal harrassment online. it started at school. her mother pulled her out of school. it continuing, stalking her threw her cell phone. this is a look at the two girls being charged in this case, ages 12 and 14 years old. a polk county sheriff has been very outspoken and strong...
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investigators say 12-year-old rebecca sedwick, she was bullied so relentlessly that she took her own life. polk county police already arresting these two girls, 12 and 14 years owed, charging them with third-degree aggravated stalking. the sheriff says one of the girls is particularly cold. >> 14-year-old did a post early on saturday morning about 1:00 that said, yes, i bullied rebecca. yes, she killed herself and i don't give a blank. we knew that there was total disregard for life and if she would say those things after she bullied rebecca, and after the parents knew that, then we had to act more quickly. heather: that girl's parents in total denial. her father saying this, quote. my daughter is a good girl and i'm 100% sure that whatever they're saying about my daughter is not true. polk county, florida, sheriff grady judd, joins us with more. thank you so much for joining us first of all. you were quoted saying this young girl, rebecca, she was absolutely terrorized. those were your words. what happened to her? what was done to her? >> well, this was over a period of time, heathe
investigators say 12-year-old rebecca sedwick, she was bullied so relentlessly that she took her own life. polk county police already arresting these two girls, 12 and 14 years owed, charging them with third-degree aggravated stalking. the sheriff says one of the girls is particularly cold. >> 14-year-old did a post early on saturday morning about 1:00 that said, yes, i bullied rebecca. yes, she killed herself and i don't give a blank. we knew that there was total disregard for life and...
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he has been speaking out about the case of 12-year-old rebecca sedwick, who took her own life after months of relentless bullying. now sheriff grady judd, he brought stalking charges against two girls, one is 12, one is 14, and he's also actually weighing charges against one of the girl's parents. during an interview on "america's newsroom" yesterday, sheriff judd says he just wants their parents to wise up. >> our goal is, let's just get the parents to recognize there's a problem with their daughter. these girls not charged with the death of this child, they are charged with stalking and tomorrow meanting this child. we want to make sure that the juvenile system deals appropriately with these children so that they're not back in the juvenile system, they're not ever charged with a crime again and they're certainly not bullying any other little girl. jamie: on top of the interview done yesterday there's a new development in the case. george zimmerman's former defense attorney, mark o'mara, is also getting involved. he is a former prosecutor and he is working on a law that would hold parent
he has been speaking out about the case of 12-year-old rebecca sedwick, who took her own life after months of relentless bullying. now sheriff grady judd, he brought stalking charges against two girls, one is 12, one is 14, and he's also actually weighing charges against one of the girl's parents. during an interview on "america's newsroom" yesterday, sheriff judd says he just wants their parents to wise up. >> our goal is, let's just get the parents to recognize there's a...
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sedwick after she was verbally abused and cyber bullied. you're an author of the senate's leading anti-bullying bill. what can you propose to stop this kind of tragedy from happening again? >> i have bipartisan legislationing with senator kirk of illinois. that's good it's bipartisan called the safe schools improvement act. it is not a magic wand. it would not eliminate all of these tragedies upon passage but it would say this to schools. you got to have a code of conduct if you want federal money. you've got to keep records and you've got to enforce the rules as it relates to bullying across the board. that would help enormously to hold schools more accountable, but alex, you know better than i, even in the absence of legislation or even with a bill passed, a lot of this gets back to what happens not just in a school but with parents. parents have a much greater responsibility and a lot of them aren't fulfilling it. you've got to meet this problem at that level, and when you think about bullying, this is the ultimate betrayal. isn't it? wh
sedwick after she was verbally abused and cyber bullied. you're an author of the senate's leading anti-bullying bill. what can you propose to stop this kind of tragedy from happening again? >> i have bipartisan legislationing with senator kirk of illinois. that's good it's bipartisan called the safe schools improvement act. it is not a magic wand. it would not eliminate all of these tragedies upon passage but it would say this to schools. you got to have a code of conduct if you want...
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the youngest suspect charged in the bullying death of a florida girl, rebecca sedwick, now saying she's sorry. the 12-year-old apologized to rebecca's mother. the other bully, keeping quiet. >>> tomorrow would have been rebecca's 13th birthday. >>> president obama set to nominate former pentagon lawyer jeb johnson as head of the department of homeland security. he served at the department of defense and did the legal review and approval of every military operation approved by this president and the secretary of defense. will he get the job? we'll keep you posted. >> the story that captivated critics, now in all theaters for all to see. >> the stars of this dramatic narrative sat down to share the movie making experience of playing a free black man who was abducted into slavery. joining us with the inside scoop of 12 years a slave is kevin mccarthy. a fox news contributor and the founder of nerdtears.com. good morning. >> good morning. how are you guys? >> good. >> what do you think of this movie? i hear it's quite taxing, quite dramatic, quite well done. >> it's a powerful film. one of
the youngest suspect charged in the bullying death of a florida girl, rebecca sedwick, now saying she's sorry. the 12-year-old apologized to rebecca's mother. the other bully, keeping quiet. >>> tomorrow would have been rebecca's 13th birthday. >>> president obama set to nominate former pentagon lawyer jeb johnson as head of the department of homeland security. he served at the department of defense and did the legal review and approval of every military operation approved by...
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sedwick committed suicide. the alleged victim of cyberbullying. the sheriff here says the video shows, quote, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. >> the fight was over, and all the other kids were screaming and cussing and high fiving. she gave kind of an editorial comment, and then they posted all of that on facebook. and she tells us her daughter would never bully? well, we saw the real truth. we're investigating the bullying case, and as you know, we made the arrest on the two juveniles, 14 and 12, for stalking. well, interviews by national networks of vivian where she was there saying, oh, my daughter would never stalk. she would never, ever do this. we watch her facebook, and immediately, people from throughout the community were texting and calling and facebooking my staff saying, oh, yeah? if you think that's right, go look at this page. so because of the national media coverage, our detectives looked. we saw the horrendous coverage. my detectives immediately acted on that, and we put her in jail.
sedwick committed suicide. the alleged victim of cyberbullying. the sheriff here says the video shows, quote, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. >> the fight was over, and all the other kids were screaming and cussing and high fiving. she gave kind of an editorial comment, and then they posted all of that on facebook. and she tells us her daughter would never bully? well, we saw the real truth. we're investigating the bullying case, and as you know, we made the arrest on the two...
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. >> reporter: rebecca sedwick's exboyfriend also dated one of the girls arrested for bullying her to death. his relationship with sedwick may have been the reason the bullying started. >> just say something. >> reporter: this is the girl who reportedly also dated borgen. she and 12-year-old kaitlyn roman were arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. when i interviewed guadalupe's parents, they said they didn't know about the boy trouble or bullying. >> did you know other kids were giving rebecca a hard time. >> there was a time one girl was bullying rebecca but she came to her for comfort and you know, my daughter was always there for her when rebecca needed her. >> they were friends at the beginning and then for whatever reason, you know, they stopped being friends. >> unfortunately they're just in absolute total denial. >> sheriff grady judd told "new day," if he determines he can hold the girl's criminally responsible, he will. >> this bullying has gone on since last november, both in person at school and over the cyberworld. there's a significant problem and it started at h
. >> reporter: rebecca sedwick's exboyfriend also dated one of the girls arrested for bullying her to death. his relationship with sedwick may have been the reason the bullying started. >> just say something. >> reporter: this is the girl who reportedly also dated borgen. she and 12-year-old kaitlyn roman were arrested and charged with aggravated stalking. when i interviewed guadalupe's parents, they said they didn't know about the boy trouble or bullying. >> did you...
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sedwick's suicide. >> my daughter's not that type of girl to do something like that. >> reporter: police arrested two girls they say are behind the bullying. but vivian and jose say there's no way their teenager relentlessly taunted sedwick with hurtful messages like you should die. and why don't you go kill yourself. repeatedly on social media. sedwick reached her breaking point last month, jumping off this abandoned cement silo. the sheriff said the arrests happened so quickly in part because of this disturbing comment allegedly posted on facebook by jose and vivian's daughter. yes, i know i bullied rebecca and she killed herself but i don't give a blank. how do you explain the facebook message? >> it went out around 1:00. we there's no computer in her room. the only other thing she could have used was my cell phone. my cell phone is always with me. >> reporter: how careful were you to know where your daughter was? >> i always check her facebook. i know her password, you know. she never once, you know, bullied this girl online. >> reporter: but the bullying may have gone beyond faceboo
sedwick's suicide. >> my daughter's not that type of girl to do something like that. >> reporter: police arrested two girls they say are behind the bullying. but vivian and jose say there's no way their teenager relentlessly taunted sedwick with hurtful messages like you should die. and why don't you go kill yourself. repeatedly on social media. sedwick reached her breaking point last month, jumping off this abandoned cement silo. the sheriff said the arrests happened so quickly in...
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. >>> 12-year-old rebecca sedwick took her own life after intense bullying. the arrest of her bullies has sparked a national debate on whether their parents should be held responsible. here to weigh in is judge alex ferrer. good morning, judge alex. >> good morning, anna. how are you? >> so people are saying that this would be a stretch that, yes, their parents may have had a tough go at it with the kids or that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but can you prosecute and charge a parent for being a bad parent? >> well, yes, you can, and absolutely understand some circumstances you should. but that's not to say that erchblt a child does something online a parent should be responsible. let's face it, even the best parents can't control their child's behavior on all occasions and some children took out to be bad seeds despite bad parenting. however, we have laws that make parents responsible for the actions of the children. truancy laws, for example, where the parents are head lible for their child's going to school. parenting is more than just being the
. >>> 12-year-old rebecca sedwick took her own life after intense bullying. the arrest of her bullies has sparked a national debate on whether their parents should be held responsible. here to weigh in is judge alex ferrer. good morning, judge alex. >> good morning, anna. how are you? >> so people are saying that this would be a stretch that, yes, their parents may have had a tough go at it with the kids or that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, but can you...
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. >> just last month, 12-year-old rebecca sedwick ended her life after relentless bullying. family and friends gathered to pay their respects. >> 30% of kids say they're bullied at school and while many suffer in silence, some victims have chosen to fight back. >> she would call me up and say she's really ugly. she is fat. >> i was ridiculed and mocked at church. >> what made me so angry about other people is they mock people behind their backs and to their face. >> i was overweight in elementary school so people would say mean things to me. half the class thought i was lame and uncool and gradually more and more people did to the point where i didn't have friends. >> reporter: the emotional abuse was paralyzing. >> it's embarrassing to say i go to school and no one wants to sit next to me at lunch. it was toxic to be in an environment where people didn't want to be friends with me or around me. i started hearing what the bullies were saying. >> reporter: she had no choice but to transfer to a new school. >> gradually i made friends. it was a big deal for me to have friends
. >> just last month, 12-year-old rebecca sedwick ended her life after relentless bullying. family and friends gathered to pay their respects. >> 30% of kids say they're bullied at school and while many suffer in silence, some victims have chosen to fight back. >> she would call me up and say she's really ugly. she is fat. >> i was ridiculed and mocked at church. >> what made me so angry about other people is they mock people behind their backs and to their face....
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their victim, 12-year-old rebecca ann sedwick, jumped to her death in september after allegedly being tormented for more than a year. the bullying she endured continued even after her parents put her in a different school because the alleged bullies reached hervey ya smartphone. here sheriff judd explains why the charges against the two young girls in this case are so serious. >> bullying in and of itself is not a crime, but bullying makes up the predicate acts for stalking or aggravated stalking. the reason this is a felony, the reason this is a third-degree felony as opposed to a misdemeanor is because our victim, rebecca, was only 12 years of age. >> while the guilt of the two alleged tormenters is for the court to decide, there is one fact that cannot be ignored -- rebecca ann was just 12 years old. and while the rates of cyberbullying are tough to track, suicide rates are not. suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24, and each day in our country there's an average of 5,400 suicide attempts by young people grades seven to 12. what is worse is tha
their victim, 12-year-old rebecca ann sedwick, jumped to her death in september after allegedly being tormented for more than a year. the bullying she endured continued even after her parents put her in a different school because the alleged bullies reached hervey ya smartphone. here sheriff judd explains why the charges against the two young girls in this case are so serious. >> bullying in and of itself is not a crime, but bullying makes up the predicate acts for stalking or aggravated...
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wig soe /* /- sedwick so badly she took her life. she jumped to her death last month after police say she was tormented in person and on-line for nearly a year. >>> another person has been hurt by a fair ride at the north carolina state fair. this just four-days after five people were hurt on the vortex. a worker was taken an older vortex ride apart when the seating section fell on him. the family says his back is broken in three places. >> you never want to see nobody like this. i said are you okay? i mean are you okay physically, are you going to live through the situation. >> he is in critical condition. meanwhile fair ride operator timothy tutero who was accused of tampering with a ride is being held on 225,000 dollar bond. a britted tish man and known occupied protester is arrested accused of hacking military computer systems. over the past year she was able to hack into systems including nasa and the army corps of engineers. he has been released on bail until february of next year. >>> two senior members of the al qaeda linked
wig soe /* /- sedwick so badly she took her life. she jumped to her death last month after police say she was tormented in person and on-line for nearly a year. >>> another person has been hurt by a fair ride at the north carolina state fair. this just four-days after five people were hurt on the vortex. a worker was taken an older vortex ride apart when the seating section fell on him. the family says his back is broken in three places. >> you never want to see nobody like this....
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. >> she made a comment in reference to, yeah, i bullied rebecca and yeah, she's dead. but i don't give a blank. >> reporter: the 14-year-old and her 12-year-old accomplice allegedly has rayburn reservoired sedwick at school then followed her online. taunts, you should drink bleach and die, no one likes you. and you should go kill yourself. sedwick jumped off a tower near her home after writing friends, i am jumping. i can't take it anymore. we spoke to her mother tricia norman last month. >> i want them to pay for it because they took my baby away. they took her confident away. now she is gone from me. >> reporter: the sheriff hasn't ruled out charging the suspects's parents. >> if you can't supervise your child, if they don't behave, then take away their devices. it don't allow them so-to-have facebook. >> reporter: so who do you blame here more, the girls or the parents? >> both equally. >> reporter: anna werner, cbs news, winters haven, florida. >> the two young suspects are under house arrest. the sheriff says they are unlikely to face jail time because this is the
. >> she made a comment in reference to, yeah, i bullied rebecca and yeah, she's dead. but i don't give a blank. >> reporter: the 14-year-old and her 12-year-old accomplice allegedly has rayburn reservoired sedwick at school then followed her online. taunts, you should drink bleach and die, no one likes you. and you should go kill yourself. sedwick jumped off a tower near her home after writing friends, i am jumping. i can't take it anymore. we spoke to her mother tricia norman last...
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. >> now sedwick's mother is planning legal action. joining me now analyst lisa green 0 break this down for us. thanks for joining us. i want to listen to trishna norman, rebecca's mother what she hopes to achieve by this suit. >> justice most definitely justice. well, a little bit of me is angry it took losing my daughter to get this much attention. i wish it was there before. but i'm grateful for it now because we might be able to save other kids and other parents from going through this. >> does this mother have a case here, and if she does, who does she sue. >>> you know, there is a difference between reprehensible behavior which this seems to surely be on the part of the two girls and legal liability. and i think the question is, you know, both on the criminal front what the sheriff was talking about felony charges against these twos young girls and possible civil lawsuits which the mother speaks about in the press conference, it's a tougher road to hoe than they might hope. >> cases like these when you've got a child getting houn
. >> now sedwick's mother is planning legal action. joining me now analyst lisa green 0 break this down for us. thanks for joining us. i want to listen to trishna norman, rebecca's mother what she hopes to achieve by this suit. >> justice most definitely justice. well, a little bit of me is angry it took losing my daughter to get this much attention. i wish it was there before. but i'm grateful for it now because we might be able to save other kids and other parents from going...
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"yes i bullied rebecca and she killed herself but i don't give a blank." they say their daughter didn't write the incriminating post and suspects someone hacks her account. >> the only other thing she could have used this message was my cell phone and it is always with me. >> reporter: after that interview with cnn vivian vosberg who helped raise guadalupe was related on child abuse and neglect charges. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: investigators discovered a facebook video allegedly showing vosburg punching and screaming at two young boys. she's still in jail and has not posted bond. meanwhile rebecca sebwick's mother hired a team of lawyers preparing to file civil wrongful death lawsuits against all the students who taunted rebecca, their parents and the school district which she says knew about the abuse and didn't do enough to stop it. >> i think the parents of the bullies failed and i think the school failed because they didn't take it seriously when becca kept telling them -- i went down there myself and showed them stuff posted on facebook by these girls.
"yes i bullied rebecca and she killed herself but i don't give a blank." they say their daughter didn't write the incriminating post and suspects someone hacks her account. >> the only other thing she could have used this message was my cell phone and it is always with me. >> reporter: after that interview with cnn vivian vosberg who helped raise guadalupe was related on child abuse and neglect charges. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: investigators discovered a facebook...