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[What would have once been dismissed as an obnoxious prank, with perhaps a week's suspension if published on a sheet of paper, now is grounds for a police investigation, arrest, and prosecution with up to one year's jail time. Wait 'til the Chappaqua police realize that it's possible to publish these kind of websites anonymously. --Declan] --- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/05/nyregion/05CHAP.html Youths Charged Over Web Site With Sex Details By WINNIE HU WHITE PLAINS, June 4 — Two male high school students in Chappaqua have been charged with harassment for posting a Web site that listed the names, phone numbers and alleged sexual exploits of dozens of their female classmates, law enforcement officials said today. The two students were arrested on May 30 after Chappaqua school district officials learned of the Web site and notified the New Castle Police Department. ... The students, both 18, are seniors at Horace Greeley High School in the affluent hamlet of Chappaqua in Westchester County. Each was charged with one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor. If convicted, they would face up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine, prosecutors said. ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------