Orange High student's tweet cost $105,000

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated March 4 2014 - 1:35pm, first published 12:56pm
TROUBLED TIMES: Andrew Farley during his final year at Orange High School in 2011. District Court judge Michael Elkaim ruled that former student Andrew Farley should pay compensatory and aggravated damages for making false allegations about music teacher Christine Mickle.
TROUBLED TIMES: Andrew Farley during his final year at Orange High School in 2011. District Court judge Michael Elkaim ruled that former student Andrew Farley should pay compensatory and aggravated damages for making false allegations about music teacher Christine Mickle.
VICTIM: Orange High School teacher Christine Mickle will receive compensatory and aggravated damages from Andrew Farley for false allegations the former student made about the music teacher.
VICTIM: Orange High School teacher Christine Mickle will receive compensatory and aggravated damages from Andrew Farley for false allegations the former student made about the music teacher.

A FORMER Orange High School student has made legal history after he was ordered to pay $105,000 in damages for defaming a school teacher on Twitter and Facebook.

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