Facebook Gave Nebraska Cops A Teen’s DMs. They Used Them To Prosecute Her For Having An Abortion.

In Nebraska, a teenager named Celeste Burgess is facing criminal charges for allegedly aborting a fetus in violation of state law. Authorities obtained her Facebook messages using a search warrant and found messages between the mother and daughter detailing how Celeste had undergone a self-managed abortion with Jessica’s help. This marks one of the first instances of a person’s Facebook activity being used to incriminate her in a state where abortion access is restricted.