Woman accused of targeting girl, 9, with Craigslist
Police say woman was getting revenge on girl who argued with her daughter

Girl's mom says she got 22 calls in one day, around 40 calls total from various men

One caller spoke to girl's mom, said: "Oh. Hot lady lives with foxy mamma?"

Lawyer says story has been blown out of proportion



(CNN) -- A Long Island, New York, social worker is facing two misdemeanor charges after allegedly posting a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist that gave interested parties the home phone number of a 9-year-old girl.


The sexually suggestive ad allowed parties to get a number for a 9-year-old girl.

According to prosecutors, Margery Tannenbaum posted the ad to get revenge after an argument between her daughter and the girl, who attend the same school in Hauppauge, New York.

On Thursday, Tannenbaum was arraigned on charges of aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a minor. She pleaded not guilty and will appear in court later this month.

Officials told CNN affiliate News 12 in Long Island that the Craigslist ad read "I need a little affection... I'm blond, I'm cute and I'll be waiting."

Interested parties were directed to an e-mail address where they were given the girl's name and home phone number. Callers were unaware they were trying to reach a 9-year-old.

According to Suffolk County authorities, the mother of the girl intercepted calls before her daughter answered. She said she received 22 calls in one day, in all around 40 calls from various men who saw the ad, including some seeking an escort service. After Craigslist was issued a subpoena, authorities said they were able to track the account to Tannenbaum.

In court documents read aloud by Suffolk District Attorney Tom Spota, the 9-year-old's mother described one of the phone calls she received from a man responding to the ad.

She said, "This is her mother. Can I help you?" The male replied, "Oh. Hot lady lives with foxy mamma?"

The caller hung up after the girl's mother told him the "hot girl" he was referring to was 9 years old.

When asked about the case, Tannenbaum's attorney, Tad Scharfenberg, said, "I think this has been blown out of proportion to what the actual alleged act was."

He described Tannenbaum as "a well-loved woman by both family and friends," and said she was a classroom mom at her daughter's school.

"She's never been in any trouble for anything before," Scharfenberg said. "She's just really upset by the whole thing. Her biggest concern has always been that this not materially affect the victim or her child. She wants to make sure the way it's being handled doesn't make that worse."

In an interview with News 12, the victim's mother said she was "horrified."

"It's scary to think that someone would take any issue and attack your child."

This woman is a danger to children and needs to be locked up

EXACTLY!!!!!

HOLY CRAP!!!!!

This woman is a SOCIAL WORKER.....right there is what is wrong with this world.

NOT only should she do jail time but she needs to never be able to do social work again in any state

Craigslist will soon be out of business as lawsuits start. Don't worry, they will reappear as Tomslist, etc...

I just like to read the ads, not answer them. People are crazy, what can you do?

wth is up with grown adult acting this way to minors???? geez...parents need to get a grip. if the parents act like this...how do you think the kids will act?

I have noticed that parents don't actually parent these day. They would rather hang out with their kids as friends. There are like 5 different families like that around my apt. No lie.

I saw a two different moms fist fighting like a month ago over their kids love triangle. WTH?

sounds like where I live. my nieces ex boyfriend's mom....logged onto his myspace and sent out rumors that my niece had an abortion with his child

how immature is that

Holy cow, what is wrong with people these days?
My son will always be my son, not my friend. I couldn't imagine doing those things.

well...after I spoke to the mom...she never logged on the computer as her son again.