Tina Meier, the mother of 13-year-old Megan Meier, who committed suicide after becoming the subject of an internet hoax said Friday that she’d ask for the maximum penalty for the woman convicted in the cyberbullying case.

Lori Drew, 49, of O’Fallon, Montana is the defendant in the case. She was convicted on Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles for accessing computers without authorization. The charge is a misdemeanor so her lawyer said he hoped a judge would dismiss the charges against her.

Mrs. Meier however, seeking some modicum of justice for the death of her daughter, said she would ask for Ms. Drew to be subjected to the maximum penalty for the charge – three years in prison and a $300,000 fine. This charge was the highest which could be brought to bear in this unique situation, as no laws exist to class the incident as manslaughter through incitement to suicide.

MySpace is a social networking site which was used by Drew and some accomplices to create a false identity – a young man named Josh Evans – through which to bait and ultimately reject and harass Megan. The girl, who was already on medication for depression (a fact known to Drew), ultimately committed suicide by hanging herself after “Josh” told her that “the world would be a better place without [her]”.

Meier said she was grateful for the fact that federal prosecutors in California filed charges against Drew after Missouri officials would not. MySpace is based in Los Angeles, California.

Tina Meier is currently working with a group whose mission is to tell Megan’s story in an effort to protect the children of others, from cyberbullying.