OT: Teen's naked pix led to suicide, mom says

[Voyager]

Jessica Logan is in the news today because her mother Barbara Logan is bringing to greater public awareness the tragic Jesse Logan sexting suicide.



In 2008, the teen had sent nude pictures via texting to her boyfriend. After their breakup, he maliciously sent the photos to hundreds of students at the Cincinnati, Ohio high school they attended. Jessie Logan suffered vicious harassment, abuse and name calling, demonizing her as a ‘bad girl.’ As a result, she became depressed and afraid to go to school. She started skipping school, causing her grades to plummet.

Despite her travail, she bravely went public (although with her identity disguised with voice alteration and in silhouette) and appeared on a local Cincinnati TV station in May 2008 and told her story. She said she wanted to “make sure no one else will have to go through this again.”

Tragically, two months later, on July 3, 2008, Jesse Logan committed suicide at age 18; she hung herself in her bedroom.

Sexting, as Jessie Logan’s mother is pointing out, is a widespread problem. According to 2008 data from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 39 percent of teens are sending or posting sexually suggestive messages, and 48 percent reported receiving such messages.

Jessica Logan Biography

As a biography, Jesse Logan was 18 years old. Her parents were Cynthia Logan and Albert Logan. She was a beautiful teen who had blond hair and blue eyes. She was a graduate of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and aspired to study graphic design at the University of Cincinnati.

In total, five teenagers have been identified as spreading the pictures of Jesse Logan to hundreds of students in the Tri-State area, far beyond the high school she attended.

Although a school resource officer at Sycamore became aware of the situation and confronted students who harassed Jessie Logan, he was unable to do anything. Consulting with prosecutors he found that there were no laws to protect her because she was 18 years old.

Her mother, in an interview said she had a final conversation with her daughter hours before her death.

Tribute to Jessica on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mckJ-uYXECQ

What a tragedy!

[Ehwmatt]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

[Voyager]

Serious self esteem issues, perhaps?

Probably. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) affects up to 6% of the general population, and causes a severe identity crisis in its victims. They live for the approval of others, because they cannot get it from within.

[Ehwmatt]

Serious self esteem issues, perhaps?

Probably. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) affects up to 6% of the general population, and causes a severe identity crisis in its victims. They live for the approval of others, because they cannot get it from within.

If she only would have waited to head off to school. She wouldn't have even had to see most or even all of the kids who gave her a hard time again. It's pretty easy to avoid people from high school once you head off...

[Voyager]

Serious self esteem issues, perhaps?

Probably. BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) affects up to 6% of the general population, and causes a severe identity crisis in its victims. They live for the approval of others, because they cannot get it from within.

If she only would have waited to head off to school. She wouldn't have even had to see most or even all of the kids who gave her a hard time again. It's pretty easy to avoid people from high school once you head off...

Serious self esteem issues, perhaps?

BPD sufferers live for the approval of others, because they cannot get it from within. They are also very sensitive to criticism because they tend to internalize it. BPD is more prevalent than ADHD, Autism, BiPolar, Schizophrenia, or any other personality disorder. I know because one of my close cousins has it, and it makes her depressed at times. She starts getting into self-blame and that is what makes her depressed. It's amazing how under-reported and under-diagnosed BPD is. I had never even heard about it until recently. I find psychology fascinating, so I read about it as much as possible.

[Saint John]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

I disagree about the poterntial "self-esteem" issues. Dating usually involves trust and I think her trust, as well as her privacy, was violated. Her boyfriend's intent is what bothers me here. I think he needs to be held accountable in some capacity. Hopefully, vigilante justice is employed and someone kicks every fucking tooth out of his mouth. And yes, I am serious.

PS I agree, Matt, that her parents should have intervened immediately and sheltered her from the abuse she was undoubtedly receiving daily.

[Voyager]

Her boyfriend's intent is what bothers me here. I think he needs to be held accountable in some capacity. Hopefully, vigilante justice is employed and someone kicks every fucking tooth out of his mouth. And yes, I am serious.

I agree with you 100%. Some drunken rednecks need to drag this son of a bitch into a cornfield and castrate the bastard.

[Ehwmatt]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

I disagree about the poterntial "self-esteem" issues. Dating usually involves trust and I think her trust, as well as her privacy, was violated. Her boyfriend's intent is what bothers me here. I think he needs to be held accountable in some capacity. Hopefully, vigilante justice is employed and someone kicks every fucking tooth out of his mouth. And yes, I am serious.

PS I agree, Matt, that her parents should have intervened immediately and sheltered her from the abuse she was undoubtedly receiving daily.

The kid's a scumbag for sure. Dating definitely involves trust and privacy, but unfortunately, in this day and age, where information and data is so easily spread to the masses, thats an awfully lofty expectation. Factor in the immaturity of high school age kids (and a lot of college kids, and a lot of adults...), especially in the dating realm, and you have situations like this. It's too bad, but it's something all younger generations will have to be increasingly aware of when divulging private information in any format where it can be saved, reproduced, forwarded, called up later etc.

For my money, if it were my daughter or sister, I would have been over there with a lubed up shotgun, jammin it up his ass and blowin him apart from the inside-out.

[Ehwmatt]

As for vigilante justice, I got just the man for the job:

[Jubilee]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

It's a tragedy alright. I agree there probably really was a lot more going on here than meets the eye. My guess is her primary tormentors weren't just teenage boys who "beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno", but instead teenage girls. Believe me, there is nothing more vicious in all Christendom. I suppose she could have changed schools, but she likely didn't want to let her parents know what she had done and why she would need to change schools.

[Ehwmatt]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

It's a tragedy alright. I agree there probably really was a lot more going on here than meets the eye. My guess is her primary tormentors weren't just teenage boys who "beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno", but instead teenage girls. Believe me, there is nothing more vicious in all Christendom. I suppose she could have changed schools, but she likely didn't want to let her parents know what she had done and why she would need to change schools.

You're right, it probably was mostly vicious little teenage girls. They are terrible. My sister's 16 and she went through some shit because she refused to ostracize one of the friends from their group because said friend began dating a boy the ringleader had a crush on. I caught those little witches trying to TP my house one night last summer when I was drinking out on the deck with my buddy. We put the fear of god in them little bitches, buzzed up too

[T-Bone]

I agree with SJ.... Kids in relationships get very trusting because they know no different. They get caught up in the moment and do dumb shit. We ALL did dumb shit at one time, although the naked pics thing was non-existant when I was a teen due to the fact you have to go get pictures DEVELOPED! Camera Phones make this all to easy these days... I truly feel for her and her family. Her biggest mistake was trust. Her second biggest mistake took that trust and used it against her. Somebody will eventually beat the living snot out of this fucktard... And when he heals, he'll get it again...

[Saint John]

As for vigilante justice, I got just the man for the job:

I think the dude in your sig would be an even better job.

[Ehwmatt]

I agree with SJ.... Kids in relationships get very trusting because they know no different. They get caught up in the moment and do dumb shit. We ALL did dumb shit at one time, although the naked pics thing was non-existant when I was a teen due to the fact you have to go get pictures DEVELOPED! Camera Phones make this all to easy these days... I truly feel for her and her family. Her biggest mistake was trust. Her second biggest mistake took that trust and used it against her. Somebody will eventually beat the living snot out of this fucktard... And when he heals, he'll get it again...

Exactly, we all did dumb shit at that age. It's just so much easier to get yourself in trouble thanks to all the wonders of digital cameras, computers, facebook, cell phones etc.

[T-Bone]

I forgot to add... What a beautiful young lady she was

[artist4perry]

I think it is more prevelent in girls than boys to harass and belittle others. It is starting younger and younger in our girls. Low self esteem turns to vicious mean girl behavior. I see it as young as first and second grade now. And grown women still act like that in the work place. Vicious backstabbing, mannipulation, and ugly treatment of someone in the group they deem as "inferior" or have jealous issues with. Women deal with this more than men.

And yes, girls seek more and more approval in boyfriends and feel their self worth is tied up in sexuality. They feel the need to be sexy to be loved. This boy is a scumbag. Too bad she did not have any photos of him nude. But of course he probably would never have posed for her.

Sad..........

[Jana]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

I saw a TV show where they addressed this, and it's becoming more and more commonplace for teenage girls to do that, not thinking beyond the moment and what happens with those photos once the inevitable breakup comes. It was her boyfriend and she was a teenager.

[Ehwmatt]

That's pretty terrible, but there had to be some others wheels unfortunately turning in this girl's head. I'd say most level-headed, well-grounded 18-year-old girls don't need the attention they get by sending nude pictures to a high school boyfriend. Serious self esteem issues, perhaps? I dunno. I wonder how many kids that tormented her about the pictures beat their meat to a pulp every night to porno? Hypocrites. That's really too bad... very pretty girl too. Couldn't she have just switched schools or something?

It's a great lesson in this hyperconnected age too... once you put something intimate out there, it certainly ain't yours or stayin private any more!

I saw a TV show where they addressed this, and it's becoming more and more commonplace for teenage girls to do that, not thinking beyond the moment and what happens with those photos once the inevitable breakup comes. It was her boyfriend and she was a teenager.

I know a girl back home who did that. She was banned from coming to tennis practice because the ex-boyfriend drilled at the club too. There's a big double standard at work. The boy who distributed the pics got no heat for doing so. It is definitely becoming more commonplace, but that doesn't make it a smart thing to do.

[Sarah]

Anyone who forwards naked pics after a breakup, guy or girl, needs to be punched in the face. It's just a classless and uncalled for move. Hope this girl's ex gets hit in the balls with a brick.

One of my friends still deals with a similar issue.

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

[Rhiannon]

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

Exactly, technology enables this stuff, but ultimately and unfortunately, the boils down to people. Hundreds of immature jackholes and mainly one horrible "boyfriend" who deserves having the dogpiss stomped out of him. Bless this poor girl's soul, so wrong, so tragic.

[Ehwmatt]

Anyone who forwards naked pics after a breakup, guy or girl, needs to be punched in the face. It's just a classless and uncalled for move. Hope this girl's ex gets hit in the balls with a brick.

One of my friends still deals with a similar issue.

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

It's not blaming technology, it's simply being aware of what the added consequences putting yourself "out there" for someone(s) can be.

[artist4perry]

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

Exactly, technology enables this stuff, but ultimately and unfortunately, the boils down to people. Hundreds of immature jackholes and mainly one horrible "boyfriend" who deserves having the dogpiss stomped out of him. Bless this poor girl's soul, so wrong, so tragic.

He should be so ashamed of himself, she showed great trust in him, and he was a jerk. If it were my daughter this young man would be talking to me as well. Explain why you broke my daughters trust. Now give me back my dead daughter you sorry excuse for a human being.

I don't blame the technology, just don't trust a lot of young men these days, it is too popular to be the "player", and to not care about anyone else.

He should have to face those parents.

[Jubilee]

Anyone who forwards naked pics after a breakup, guy or girl, needs to be punched in the face. It's just a classless and uncalled for move. Hope this girl's ex gets hit in the balls with a brick.

One of my friends still deals with a similar issue.

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

It's not blaming technology, it's simply being aware of what the added consequences putting yourself "out there" for someone(s) can be.

Well, it really is a little bit of both. I recall back when I was in high school back in the bc (before computers) there was a similar incident. In this instance the girl allowed her "boyfriend" to take a nude poloroid picture of her. Similar to this situation, after the inevitable break up, this "boyfriend" showed the poloroid to all of his buddies and taped the photo to the inside of his locker in the boys locker room. In this case there was just one copy of one photo, which by the way, her friends hatched a merry little plot to retrieve. With today's technology, that is no longer possible. Once it's out there, it's out there and it never goes away.

[Ehwmatt]

Anyone who forwards naked pics after a breakup, guy or girl, needs to be punched in the face. It's just a classless and uncalled for move. Hope this girl's ex gets hit in the balls with a brick.

One of my friends still deals with a similar issue.

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

It's not blaming technology, it's simply being aware of what the added consequences putting yourself "out there" for someone(s) can be.

Well, it really is a little bit of both. I recall back when I was in high school back in the bc (before computers) there was a similar incident. In this instance the girl allowed her "boyfriend" to take a nude poloroid picture of her. Similar to this situation, after the inevitable break up, this "boyfriend" showed the poloroid to all of his buddies and taped the photo to the inside of his locker in the boys locker room. In this case there was just one copy of one photo, which by the way, her friends hatched a merry little plot to retrieve. With today's technology, that is no longer possible. Once it's out there, it's out there and it never goes away.

Spot on. Once something's out there digitally, it's out there. That's all there is to it.

[wednesday's child]

I can remember when asshole guys would put old love letters out, post-breakup, to humiliate their ex-girlfriends.
Technology allows wider dissemination of the actual item, not just gossip.
There's too much non-essential technology out there, while very basic needs go unaddressed.
It's not like the technology to address basic needs isn't there.

Social status and the technology trap win out over a sane energy/environment policy and infrastructure.
I do wonder about a school/campus culture that encourages and yet ostracizes edgy behavior,
and I feel terrible about that young girl.

wech

[Voyager]

If you look at the YouTube video of her, she seems like she was really embedded into her community and her school. Moving to another town would have been difficult for her. When you let your roots go down into your school and your community you don't want to be jerked up in the middle of high school. But the shame of having her nakedness distributed on the Internet as porn must have been too much for her to handle - especially if supposed friends turned on her over the incident. Females can be as mean and cruel as males during high school. They are all wired to reproduce at any cost, and the hormones can sometimes ruin relationships with the best of friends. Add to that your naked pic being used to humiliate you. Pretty heavy stuff. My daughter is 14 so stuff like this hits home and makes me more protective of her. I would have been trying to put a stop to this shit as soon as it started. The pic may have been unretrievable, but you could make the school officials stop the harassment and bullying. But then again, they may have tried doing that and it didn't work.

[Rick]

If you look at the YouTube video of her, she seems like she was really embedded into her community and her school. Moving to another town would have been difficult for her. When you let your roots go down into your school and your community you don't want to be jerked up in the middle of high school. But the shame of having her nakedness distributed on the Internet as porn must have been too much for her to handle - especially if supposed friends turned on her over the incident. Females can be as mean and cruel as males during high school. They are all wired to reproduce at any cost, and the hormones can sometimes ruin relationships with the best of friends. Add to that your naked pic being used to humiliate you. Pretty heavy stuff. My daughter is 14 so stuff like this hits home and makes me more protective of her. I would have been trying to put a stop to this shit as soon as it started. The pic may have been unretrievable, but you could make the school officials stop the harassment and bullying. But then again, they may have tried doing that and it didn't work.

My daughter is 17, and that video crushed me. Don't even know what to say.

[Ehwmatt]

If you look at the YouTube video of her, she seems like she was really embedded into her community and her school. Moving to another town would have been difficult for her. When you let your roots go down into your school and your community you don't want to be jerked up in the middle of high school. But the shame of having her nakedness distributed on the Internet as porn must have been too much for her to handle - especially if supposed friends turned on her over the incident. Females can be as mean and cruel as males during high school. They are all wired to reproduce at any cost, and the hormones can sometimes ruin relationships with the best of friends. Add to that your naked pic being used to humiliate you. Pretty heavy stuff. My daughter is 14 so stuff like this hits home and makes me more protective of her. I would have been trying to put a stop to this shit as soon as it started. The pic may have been unretrievable, but you could make the school officials stop the harassment and bullying. But then again, they may have tried doing that and it didn't work.

My daughter is 17, and that video crushed me. Don't even know what to say.

Man if I were more than a few beers deep, I'd probably be cryin.

Reminds me of my little sister and all the goofy pictures they take. That kid needs his ass beat, raped, and fuckin left for dead in the gutter

[Jana]

I think taking nude pics for a bf/gf is perfectly legit and calling it "stupid" or blaming technology for their publicity isn't the answer.

Exactly, technology enables this stuff, but ultimately and unfortunately, the boils down to people. Hundreds of immature jackholes and mainly one horrible "boyfriend" who deserves having the dogpiss stomped out of him. Bless this poor girl's soul, so wrong, so tragic.

He should be so ashamed of himself, she showed great trust in him, and he was a jerk. If it were my daughter this young man would be talking to me as well. Explain why you broke my daughters trust. Now give me back my dead daughter you sorry excuse for a human being.

I don't blame the technology, just don't trust a lot of young men these days, it is too popular to be the "player", and to not care about anyone else.

He should have to face those parents.

It's not just the boyfriend, though he started it. It's all the kids in that school who passed it around and probably who she had considered friends, boys and girls, and enjoyed the humiliation she endured. There's a collective guilt on this sad ending.

[wednesday's child]

There's a collective guilt on this sad ending.

Quickest acquittal for any individual offender right there, no?