Online Content Investigated as Ethnic Intimidation
Lower Macungie teen reports anti-Semitic remarks posted on social media against her, police say.
An ethnic-related message sent to a Lower Macungie Township teen on a social media site is being investigated as a criminal offense, according to a news release from state police at Fogelsville.
According to police, a 14-year-old girl received ethnic intimidation remarks from two unknown people about 7 p.m. Dec. 2. The victim is Jewish.
Police did not further characterize the content of images or text included in the social media content.
Police said the investigation is contininuing.
KilgoreTrout
1:16 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
In this Holiday Season, it so dispiriting to read about hateful things happening in our community. This, the "KKK" stuff, and there's plenty more. We're all in this life together folks, we need to help each other, not vandalize and threaten.
Bree Anderson
5:50 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Oh yeah definitly I toatly see where your coming from on that one!