It is a sad scene in Milwaukee as a 16 year old boy attempted to take his own life after being caught by his parents having video sex with a long distance online girlfriend. Matthew, the teenager, locked himself up in his room was discovered by his mother nearly overdosed on sleeping pills. Matthew was rushed to the hospital and miraculously, his life was saved by the vigilant medical staff.
Testimonials from classmates suggest that Matthew was a loner, and spent most of his time online, chatting with his girlfriend. Known to Matthew as only “chattygal69”, the two met in an adult dating site wherein Matthew had used his father’s credit card to gain membership. They have been having an “intimate” online relationship for nearly six months when his parents walked in his room and catching him in the middle of the webcam sex act.
Neighbors confirm reports that a great argument ensued after the incident, with Matthew screaming curse words directed at his parents for not respecting his privacy. Matthew’s parents insisted on talking about the incident, and according to the neighbors, the discussion erupted when the parents suggested therapy for their son. Matthew’s father, a pastor in their local church, expressed extreme disappointment at the boy, prompting Matthew to storm out of the house.
After Matthew returned two or three hours later, his parents were not at home, leaving Matthew free to raid his mother’s medicine cabinet. His parents returned and found Matthew convulsing in his bed, with a half empty bottle of bills and a poorly written suicide note.
Matthew spent a night in the hospital, and according to his doctor, should be released with a clean bill of health within days. His parents refused to comment on the incident, with the pastor brushing it off as a “lapse of judgment” on the part of his son. When asked about the future of their son and the stability of the relationship of his family, the pastor refused any further comment.
Matthew’s classmates however, have been inspired by this scenario and are in talks of launching a campaign against parents invading their children’s privacy. The rumors of such a movement have the school administrators worried of the questions of morality that could possibly be raised. To counteract this, the school system of the town have been in talks about content filtering and censorship within the town’s online access.
