New York ( CNN ) -- The parents of a murder victim are suing Facebook after a paramedic pleaded guilty to photographing their daughter 's corpse and posting the image to the social networking site , according to court documents . Caroline Wimmer , 26 , was found by her parents , Ronald and Martha , after she was strangled with a hair-dryer cord in March 2009 in Staten Island , New York . Paramedic Mark Musarella -- who responded to their corresponding emergency call -- later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after posting to Facebook the photographs he took , the documents said . `` All I want is my daughter 's picture back , '' Martha Wimmer told CNN . `` I want it destroyed , '' noting that the image is no longer posted on the site . The couple is suing Facebook in an effort to force the company to turn over the image , identify who may have downloaded the photograph and prevent the image from being further disseminated , according to the couple 's attorney Ravi Batra . They `` would like to move on , '' Batra said , adding that `` it 's very tough to heal when you know there are sick people out in the world look at their dead daughter 's image . '' But the social networking site could be protected by the 1996 Communications Decency Act , which says `` no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider . '' Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes said , `` The case is without merit . '' `` We will fight it vigorously , '' he added . The parents are also suing their daughter 's convicted murderer , Calvin Lawson , paramedic Musarella , the city of New York and Greenleaf Arms Incorporated -- the company that owns the apartment building where Wimmer 's body was found . The pair are also suing Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano and Richmond University Medical Center , where Musarella had been employed . `` This lawsuit assumes traditional defendants as well as nontraditional defendants , including the City of New York and Facebook , that are unique to this case arising out of cybercrime , '' Batra said . Connie Pankratz , a spokeswoman for the city 's law department , called the situation `` tragic . '' `` We extend our sympathy to the family , '' she said . Pankratz said the city has `` not yet received the legal papers , but will review them thoroughly upon receipt . '' Meanwhile , Musarella has forfeited his EMT certification and was ordered to 200 hours of community service . The image was discovered by an acquaintance of Musarella , who alerted Richmond University Medical Center , according to Batra . Wimmer 's murderer , Lawson , is serving 25 years-to-life . Martha Wimmer said Tuesday that she is traveling to the state capitol in support of pending legislation that would enact harsher penalties for a public worker who broadcasts or publishes an image of a crime scene outside their official duties . The law would raise the offense to a Class E felony .
Parents sue Facebook in an effort to compel the company to turn over the image . A Facebook spokesman said , `` The case is without merit '' EMT took , posted photos of murdered woman .