Cyber Stalking

In a digital age, digital crime is on the rise. One of the most disturbing new crimes is cyber stalking. Cyber stalking is a form of stalking that uses the internet as its tool. Stalking usually falls under personal injuries because it is a form of assault, whether it is mental or physical assault.

As with all mental and psychological assault, it can be a difficult crime to prove. However, there are a number of characteristics that are common in most cyber stalking accounts that can help victims and lawyers prosecute the criminal. For example:

Hoarding Personal Information of the Victim

Cyber stalkers usually like to gather as much information about the person they are stalking as possible. Investigators believe that cyber stalkers use this overwhelming amount of personal information to intimidate victims.

Flooding Victims with Goods in the Victim’s Own Name

Sometimes criminals will take out magazines or junk email in the victim’s name to embarrass them. For example, a cyber stalker may subscribe to a porn magazine in the victim’s name, putting them in a difficult or embarrassing position at work or at home.

Attempts to Meet

Often times, cyber stalkers try to meet with their victims. Victims will often try to avoid such an event, but are flooded with emails, messages, phone calls, and other types of communication. It is at this point that victims should contact police.

Call an Appleton Cyber Stalking Lawyer

If you or a loved one has been involved in a cyber stalking incident, contact the Appleton Cyber Stalking attorney of Habush, Habush, & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 for a free initial consultation.