Pembroke Pines, Florida: Family of teen falsely arrested over school threat announce lawsuit

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The family of 13-year-old Nia Whims, who was falsely arrested last year after being impersonated online by someone who posted threatening messages toward her school announced Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit against Renaissance Charter School, Meta (Facebook) and Instagram. The Whims’ family attorney, Marwan Porter, of The Porter Firm, also announced that they have put the Pembroke Pines Police Department on notice of their intent to bring them into the lawsuit. Nia, who is in seventh grade, was arrested at her home on Nov. 19 by Pembroke Pines police after she was accused of posting a threatening message ...

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Family of 13-year-old girl falsely arrested for online school threats files lawsuit

The family of a 13-year-old girl falsely detained and accused of threatening to kill a teacher and blow up a school has filed a lawsuit against the school and the social media giant where the threats were made by somebody who impersonated her. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the 13-year-old, Nia Whims, by her mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, seeks “damages in excess of $30,000” from Renaissance Charter School in Pembroke Pines and Meta, the parent company of Instagram, where the threats appeared. The lawsuit said the Pembroke Pines Police Department, which arrested Whims, will be added as a defendant. Pembroke ...

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Family of 13-year-old girl falsely arrested for online school threats files lawsuit

The lawsuit said the Pembroke Pines Police Department, which arrested Whims, will be added as a defendant. Pembroke Pines police admit a 12-year-old classmate impersonated Whims on Instagram and made ...

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7th Grader Falsely Arrested for Threatening School, Mother Files Lawsuit

Nia Whims, 13, was falsely accused of making violent threats to Renaissance Charter School in November 14, resulting in her arrest. Whims’ family plans to file a lawsuit against the school and the police department involved, reported ABC News. It took two weeks for police to find she was not guilty. The 7th grader was connected to a thread of messages featuring bomb threats, suicidal thoughts and threats to harm staff members, per the Miami Herald. The messages were posted on an Instagram under Whims’ name. From the Miami Herald: The messages were disclosed to the teacher, who then informed ...

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Bullied Black teen was falsely accused of threatening school, wrongly detained for 11 days, lawsuit says

The messages were disclosed to the teacher, who informed school officials and the police ... with M.S. over Instagram but did not make any threats. On Nov. 19, Whims was arrested and taken to a ...

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After 13-year-old falsely accused of school threat, family sues school, Meta, Instagram

The messages were disclosed to the teacher, who then informed the police, the suit reads. The next day, and after “no immediate threat to students, staff or to the school” was determined, Pembroke ...

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Family of Florida girl arrested over threats she didn’t make sues

The family of a Florida girl who was held in a juvenile-detention center for 11 days after a classmate impersonated her on social media to make threats against their school has filed a lawsuit against the school and Instagram for their roles in the episode. For the girl, Nia Whims, being jailed was “a horrifying experience,” an attorney representing her said at a news conference Wednesday. “She knew she didn’t do anything wrong, and yet here she is, behind bars.” Nia’s mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, said her daughter was “heartbroken” by what happened. After Nia was released from custody, on Nov. ...

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Florida Girl Arrested Over Threats She Didn’t Make Sues Her School

The family of a Florida girl who was held in a juvenile-detention center for 11 days after a classmate impersonated her on social media to make threats against their school has filed a lawsuit against the school and Instagram for their roles in the episode. For the girl, Nia Whims, being jailed was “a horrifying experience,” a lawyer representing her said at a news conference on Wednesday. “She knew she didn’t do anything wrong, and yet here she is, behind bars.” Nia’s mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, said her daughter was “heartbroken” by what happened. After Nia was released from custody, on ...

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A bullied teen was framed for threatening a school on Instagram and ended up in jail for 11 days, lawsuit says

Nia Whims, 13, was held at a juvenile detention facility for 11 days before police said another girl had impersonated her to make the threats, according to a lawsuit from Whims's mother.

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A 13-year-old Florida girl is suing her school and Instagram after she was wrongfully detained for 11 days when a classmate framed her

• The mother of a 13-year-old girl is suing a Florida school and Instagram after the girl was detained for 11 days.
  
• The girl was accused of making violent threats on Instagram, but police now allege that she was framed.
  
• The girl's mother says authorities and Instagram could have investigated more thoroughly and quickly.

A Florida mother is suing a local school and Instagram on behalf of her 13-year-old daughter, who was wrongly arrested and spent 11 days detained in a juvenile detention center after a classmate impersonated her online and sent threatening social media messages. The girl, Nia Whims, has been exonerated of all charges after police alleged that a 12-year-old student at the school had "maliciously impersonated" her. The Pembroke Police Department said in a statement that the 12-year-old had used Nia's personal details to create an email address, opened multiple Instagram accounts, and sent herself and other students threatening messages. The ...

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Florida First Grader Handcuffed and Arrested at School Two Years Ago Now Suffers from PTSD and Separation Anxiety, Family Says

More than two years after a Florida 6-year-old Black girl was arrested in her school, her family says the child has been diagnosed with PTSD and separation anxiety after being handcuffed by authorities. According to CNN, relatives say that the girl has never been the same. In 2019, Kaia Rolle, a first grader at the Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy Charter School in Orlando occupied headlines after an officer took zip-tie handcuffs to restrain her. Orlando Police Officer Dennis Turner used the plastic ties because the child’s wrists were too petite for the standard cuffs. He was called because Rolle ...

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Florida First Grader Handcuffed and Arrested at School Two Years Ago Now Suffers from PTSD and Separation Anxiety, Family Says

Some of her previous teachers and staffers understood the behavioral issues ... had her mugshot taken during processing, and was charged with misdemeanor battery. Her charges were dropped the next day ...

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13-Year-Old Student Arrested And Falsely Accused Of Threatening School

The family of Nia Whims, an 8th grader from Florida, says she was wrongfully detained at a juvenile detention facility for 11 days after her school falsely accused of her threatening students and staff. Now, the 13-year-old’s mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, is suing Renaissance Charter School at Pines for the incident. According to the lawsuit, Nia reported multiple incidents of bullying in August and requested a meeting with school officials on more than one occasion, but the meeting never happened, NBC News noted. The bullying continued until Nia’s mom finally decided to take her daughter out of the school and enroll ...

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13-Year-Old Girl Arrested And Falsely Accused Of Threatening School From Fake Instagram Account

Young Nia was arrested on Nov. 19, and charged with a second-degree felony for threatening to cause bodily harm. She was released on Nov. 29. In addition to suing Renaissance Charter School ...

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13-Year-Old Student Arrested And Falsely Accused Of Threatening School

So as adults, a lot of things in our past affect us and I think it’s something that will affect her.” Young Nia was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with a second-degree felony for threatening to cause ...

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Florida girl jailed after classmate posing as her threatens school: suit

A 13-year-old Florida girl spent more than a week in a juvenile detention facility after a classmate pretended to be the bullied teen on Instagram and threatened their school, a new lawsuit says. Nia Whims’ family has sued the Renaissance Charter School at Pines near Miami over the episode that resulted in her being detained for 11 days, NBC News reported. The suit, which also names Instagram and its parent company, Meta, claims that the seventh-grader had been bullied in August and requested a meeting with school officials. But after a meeting never happened, her mother, Lezlie-Ann Davis, finally decided ...

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‘A very sad, sad case’: How a system designed to protect children kept a 13-year-old girl in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims. Whims, a seventh-grader, was accused of using Instagram to make a written threat to kill a teacher and a 12-year-old classmate, and blow up their school. After Pembroke Pines police investigated further, they discovered the 12-year-old girl impersonated Whims by creating fake Instagram and email accounts in her name. Now, charges have been filed against the 12-year-old. But the big question is how a justice system designed to protect children failed to protect a child who consistently maintained ...

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How a 13-year-old Florida girl was kept in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims. Whims, a seventh-grader, was accused of using ...

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How a 13-year-old was kept in juvenile detention for a crime she didn’t commit

Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims.

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How a 13-year-old Florida girl was kept in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

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Lawsuit Filed Against Florida Police After Arrest Of Nia Whims

Let’s say a person who has some sort of issue with you decides to create a social media account using your name but not using an IP address associated with you. And let’s say said person with an issue with you uses said fake account to make murderous and terroristic threats. How long would you guess it would take for the authorities and the social media platform to figure out you’re not responsible for the threatening messages? An hour? Three hours? A full day at the most? How about 11 days? And what if, for nearly the entirety of those ...

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