Winter Haven, Fla – Two girls, ages 12 and 14, have been charged with felony aggravated stalking for the suicide of Rebecca Ann Sedwick, 12, who became so despondent that she climbed a tower at an abandoned cement plant and jumped to her death in September. 

Sedwick.

The middle school students appeared before a judge on Tuesday and the 14-year-old was remanded into custody, pending further juvenile proceedings.

The 12-year-old defendant was released to her parents’ custody “due to her remorse and cooperation,” but is on home detention and not allowed to attend school.

The two “repeatedly and maliciously harassed” Sedwick, who was targeted because she had dated the 14-year-old defendant’s boyfriend. The two called Sedwick names, intimidated her, threatened to beat her up and engaged in at least one physical fight with her, the sheriff said.

They sent online messages via Facebook and other sites, calling Sedwick “ugly” and telling her: “You should drink bleach and die,” “Nobody likes you,” and “You should go kill yourself,” Judd said.

The sheriff said his office decided to go ahead with the arrests, after the 14-year-old posted an online message last week saying: “Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but IDGAF,” an acronym meaning “I don’t give a (expletive).”