CapriUni...

Perhaps the press phrased it as they did because she became interested from having watched the series, but had not actually done anything serious about it yet. I would not know about this specific case, being very far from the front and center on this one, but as an ex-pagan, I knew some people who were very serious about their religion, and then there were those who became interested as a result of certain books or movies. Some of the latter were not as serious about it...perhaps she was amongst this group? Again, I don't know, but it is a potential alternative explanation for their remarks.

I would agree with Amos as well. If it wasn't that, there would likely have been some other thing. Kids can be cruel...hell, adults can be cruel.