Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post freed - Yahoo! Finance - Richard Valdmanis, Reuters:
June 7, 2013 - A Massachusetts teenager jailed a month ago for a Facebook (FB.O) post ... was released, a court official said on Friday, after a grand jury refused to indict him.
"Cameron D'Ambrosio was arrested on May 1 and accused of 'communicating a terrorist threat'.... The case sparked a viral online effort by rights activists to have him freed, and demonstrated the growing tension between law enforcement and free speech proponents after a spate of terror and school-violence incidents across the country.
"Lawrence District Court Judge Lynn Rooney issued an order on Thursday to release D'Ambrosio after a grand jury chose not to indict, the court clerk's office said. An official at the county prosecutor's office was not available to comment.
"'While today is a major victory for Cam, the chilling effect that this case has already had on free speech cannot be undone,' said Evan Greer, of Boston's Center for Rights and Fight For The Future, which organized an online petition supporting D'Ambrosio that gathered 90,000 signatures."
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June 7, 2013 - A Massachusetts teenager jailed a month ago for a Facebook (FB.O) post ... was released, a court official said on Friday, after a grand jury refused to indict him.
"Cameron D'Ambrosio was arrested on May 1 and accused of 'communicating a terrorist threat'.... The case sparked a viral online effort by rights activists to have him freed, and demonstrated the growing tension between law enforcement and free speech proponents after a spate of terror and school-violence incidents across the country.
"Lawrence District Court Judge Lynn Rooney issued an order on Thursday to release D'Ambrosio after a grand jury chose not to indict, the court clerk's office said. An official at the county prosecutor's office was not available to comment.
"'While today is a major victory for Cam, the chilling effect that this case has already had on free speech cannot be undone,' said Evan Greer, of Boston's Center for Rights and Fight For The Future, which organized an online petition supporting D'Ambrosio that gathered 90,000 signatures."
Read more: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-teen-accused-facebook-terror-165802834.html
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