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Wisconsin v. Bachert [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 14:59

Summary

Threat Type: 

Criminal Charge

Date: 

06/14/2007

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Settled (total)

Location: 

Wisconsin

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

$312.00

Legal Claims: 

Criminal Libel
Wisconsin authorities criminally prosecuted Joshua Bachert after he created a fake MySpace profile for a high school police officer. In August 2007, authorities agreed to defer prosecution if Bachert stayed out of trouble for one year. Instead, Bachert will pay a fine... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

Joshua W. Bachert

Type of Party: 

Government

Type of Party: 

Individual

Location of Party: 

  • Wisconsin

Location of Party: 

  • Wisconsin

Legal Counsel: 

Michele W. Hulgaard

Legal Counsel: 

Glen B. Kulkoski
Description

Wisconsin authorities criminally prosecuted Joshua Bachert after he created a fake MySpace profile for a high school police officer. In August 2007, authorities agreed to defer prosecution if Bachert stayed out of trouble for one year. Instead, Bachert will pay a fine for a noncriminal citation.

Update:

09/15/2008 - According to the docket charge details [2], Bachert fulfilled his obligations under the agreement with the authorities, and paid a $312 fine on a citation for disorderly conduct.

Related Links: 

  • Case Docket [3]
  • JS Online: Man charged with defamation [4]
  • MLRC:Lawsuits Against Bloggers [5]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

MySpace [6]

Content Type: 

  • Photo
  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Social Network

Subject Area: 

  • Criminal
  • Student Speech
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Wisconsin

Source of Law: 

  • Wisconsin

Court Name: 

Waukesha County Circuit Court, Wisconsin

Court Type: 

State

Case Number: 

2007CM001559
CMLP Information (Private)

Threat Source: 

MLRC

CMLP Notes: 

06/15/2009 - updated (LB)

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:07pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/wisconsin-v-bachert

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/wisconsin-v-bachert
[2] http://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=C896EA1DF2A9A844203F4DB8BB3FF119.render2?countyNo=67&caseNo=2007CM001559&cacheId=F0B311BA139015260FF074E500107BAB&recordCount=1&offset=0&mode=charges
[3] http://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetails.do;jsessionid=7E2C5A8334A924AD0ADFA0ED8D286D62.render2?countyNo=67&caseNo=2007CM001559&cacheId=F0B311BA139015260FF074E500107BAB&recordCount=1&offset=0&mode=details
[4] http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=622128
[5] http://www.medialaw.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=6506
[6] http://www.myspace.com/