Teen Sues Mom for Hacking His Facebook Account

It's tough work raising teenagers. As if worrying about their studies, drinking, partying, driving, and raging hormones wasn't all-consuming enough, parents have recently had to fret about their Facebook usage. But one mom in Arkansas may have taken her parental concern too far. A 16-year-old boy in the town of Arkadelphia is suing his mom, claiming that she hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous stuff about him on his page. The teen, Lane New, also alleges that his mom changed his email and Facebook passwords to lock him out of his accounts. The mom, Denise New, is flabbergasted by the harrassment lawsuit. She says that like any other parent, she was just looking out for her son, and adds that her actions weren't driven by any malicious intent. She told local TV station KATV: