Love how the first paragraph is about McCarthyism.
The whole thing uses over the top language... " its negligent[FONT=&], [/FONT][FONT=&]reckless[/FONT][FONT=&], and malicious [/FONT][FONT=&]attacks on [/FONT][FONT=&]Nicholas [/FONT]which caused permanent damage to his life and reputation..."
He's 16 for god's sake! His life hasn't even started.
In the age of the net, future potential employers will check out social media, remember this...some might rather steer clear of him (for many PC reasons no doubt). It's just the way it is now.