October 16, 2013 Matt Pearce

Rebecca Ann Sedgwick , 12, Committed suicide in September after bullies Allegedly Told her to kill herself . Two girls , 12 and 14 , arrested and Have Been charged with felonies in the case .
Rebecca Ann Sedgwick , 12, Committed suicide in September after bullies ... (Polk County Sheriff 's Office)
Florida Parents of a 14 -year- old Accused of bullying a classmate to death said they " never once" Heard That Their daughter was a bully and said That a harsh post on her Facebook page was the work
of a hacker
.
After 12-year -old Rebecca Ann Sedwick , tormented by bullies online and at school , jumped to her death in September, Polk County, Fla. , Sheriff Grady Judd said the 14 -year- old classmate 's Facebook post on Saturday to prompted the arrests Monday " Yes ik [I know ] I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but [I do not care ] . "
The sheriff displayed the Facebook thread at a news conference in Which He blasted the two bullies Suspected , Accused of telling Rebecca to kill herself , for a "complete disregard for life . "
In an anonymous Interview with ABC 's "Good Morning America, " the 14 -year- old 's parents pushed back against investigators ' insinuation That Their daughter was the ringleader bully and denied That She write the Facebook post .
" No, she would not write anything like that , " her mother said . "She's not that type of girl That would just say something like that .... I would check her Facebook every time she would get on it . "
The girl's father added , "If we saw something That was not right , we would've addressed it and it would've ended right then. "
A 12 -year- old classmate - once Rebecca's best friend before the 14 -year- old girl turned her against Rebecca , OFFICIALS say - Also was arrested and charged with aggravated stalking similarly , a felony .
The 12 -year- old classmate 's father was circumspect .
" I feel terrible about the whole situation , " the father told " Good Morning America . " "It's my fault , maybe that I do not know more about That kind of stuff . I wish I did. "