The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Lawyers for two teenage girls charged with stalking a Florida classmate who complained of being bullied before her suicide say charges against both have been dropped.
The state dropped all charges against a 13-year-old girl accused of cyberbullying a classmate who went on to commit suicide, according to the suspect's lawyer.
Katelyn Roman and Guadalupe Shaw were both arrested for aggravated stalking after 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick killed herself.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday both girls will receive counseling and that it's the best outcome.
Casey Anthony's former lawyer, Jose Baez, represented Roman and said Wednesday that the charges against her had been dropped.
Judd said Roman and Shaw admitted to bullying Sedwick for more than a year before she killed herself.
Police said Rebecca was tormented online and at school by as many as 15 girls before she climbed a tower at an abandoned concrete plant and hurled herself to her death Sept. 9.
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Baez has questioned Judd's sincerity for repeatedly "making the media rounds at the expense of a child."
"She is a child and I'm not going to allow her to be bullied, and I'm not going to allow the system to bully her," Baez said.
Baez declared there's no evidence linking Roman to cyberbullying
"I think my client is just as much a victim in this case as she is a defendant," said Baez. "Why is the sheriff of this county stuffing her mugshot in front of all the cameras?"
"They're not charged with the murder of Rebecca Sedwick," Judd said in a press conference. "They're simply charged with aggravated stalking because the child was under the age of 16 years of age."
Judd said the preference is to do what is in the best interest of the children.
"We see that the children are going to get the services they need," Judd said.
Judd said both Roman and Shaw will receive counseling.
