Crime & Safety
A Teenager Accused of Harassing Another by Text Faces Possibility of Criminal Charges
A 13-year-old West View girl who sent threatening text messages to a 15-year-old classmate last month may be punished by the court.
Charges are pending for a 13-year-old West View girl accused of harassing a fellow female classmate, 15, via text messaging, West View Police said.
The 13-year-old girl began sending threatening text messages May 2, telling the 15-year-old she was going to be kidnapped and raped. The messages described what the 15-year-old was wearing and used explicit language, according to the police report.
The 13-year-old disguised her identity from her classmate by sending the text messages through a Canadian website, www.textnow.me, using phone numbers that were not her own.
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The girls are students in the North Hills School District. The school was notified of the incident, police said.
Police plan to file a misdemeanor charge of making terroristic threats and the case will be moved to Allegheny County Juvenile Court, said West View Police Chief Bruce Fromlak.
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The girls' names are being withheld because they are minors.
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