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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Mom Faults Authorities In Suicide Of Daughter Who Tweeted About Abuse

(CNN) -- The mother of a Texas teen who killed herself after reportedly sending more than 140 tweets detailing years of sexual abuse spoke out on Tuesday, faulting law enforcement for failing her daughter.

Before 18-year-old Ashley Billasano took her life last week, she poured her heart out on Twitter.
She reportedly sent 144 messages in six hours, touching on allegations of sexual abuse, the pain it caused and her long struggle for justice. According to one tweet, the final straw for Billasano was a phone call telling her it was unlikely her alleged abuser would ever be prosecuted, according to the Houston Chronicle.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think some body is starting to hear the sound of cash registers.

Anonymous said...

I think some body is starting to hear the sound of cash registers.

November 16, 2011 2:46 PM

Or maybe you just hear things.

Nice compassion btw.