St. Louis ? There will be no criminal charges in the case of a 13-year-old girl who killed herself last year after receiving cruel messages on the Internet. There have, however, been consequences.

People online have expressed outrage against those involved in sending mean messages to Megan Meiers, identifying some of them. The family that authorities say was behind the fake MySpace profile where the messages originated has reported its home being hit by paintballs and getting a brick thrown through a window.

St. Charles County prosecutor Jack Banas said it’s his understanding that a former friend of Megan’s whose family was behind the fake profile is now being home-schooled. He added that a young employee of the girl’s mother who was also involved is hospitalized and receiving psychiatric treatment.

Megan’s relatives, still mourning their loss, are working to strengthen laws related to Internet harassment and better protect children on social networking sites. Her parents separated after her death and plan to divorce.

Banas said Monday he could not find statutes allowing him to charge anyone in the case, weeks after federal authorities came to the same conclusion.