Can you see why I might misconstrue...
,,,"The Edmund IM messages are indeed looking like they were part of a prank, and passed around to other pages. This makes sense, since it would explain how the messages easily got into the hands of others.
You can be as indignant as you want, but it goes without saying that it takes two to hold an IM conversation, and that a 17-year-old is not exactly a child. I'm still waiting to see a set of IM contacts Foley made consisting solely of him harrassing someone without a response."
...as a defense?
Dunno who David Corn is. I'm pretty sure he doesn't have anything to do with the topic, though.