U.S. Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) has signed on as a supporter of the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, which will prevent the kind of anonymous computer bullying that led to the death of St. Charles, Mo., teen Megan Meier.

In a case that received national attention, the 13-year-old Meier took her own life after a neighbor created a fake MySpace profile to act as a friend who then anonymously bullied the girl online.

“The Internet is a tremendous resource that we use every day for work and to communicate with our family friends, but it can also be a dangerous place where people are preyed upon and bullied by others,” said Luetkemeyer, whose congressional district includes a portion of St. Charles. “It is important that we pass this vital legislation to prevent another tragedy like Megan’s from ever happening again.”

The measure supported by Luetkemeyer will give prosecutors the ability to hold accountable those individuals who use electronic resources to engage in cyberbullying. The bill states that cyberbullying involves communications sent through the Internet or other electronic mediums with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress.