Greetings! This is my first post here.
My fiance and I have been continuously harrassed by an individual who has gone to great lengths to remain unknown to us. My fiance has received between 3 and 10 "Restricted ID" calls on her cellular phone nearly everynight for the past 8 months. In addition to that, over the past 5 months we have both recieved messages through AOL Instant Messenger of rude and vile nature directed at my fiance from a variety of similar Screen Names.
The evidence points to someone who knows her and her family quite well, possibly a not-so-close acquaintance, or an ex-boyfriend. My instincts refer me to the latter. I have done a little research and have come accross the NY penal code (that's where my fiance lives) which discloses that the above actions can be classified as Stalking in the 4th Degree, a Class B Misdemeanor, and Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree, which is a Class A, based on § 120.45.2 and § 240.30.1-2 respectively. This can be found at the following web site:
http://www.ncvc.org/src/main.aspx?d...ork214#stalking
I have found out from local law enforcement that cellular phone calls cannot be traced easily, nor can the messages as the offender rarely reuses the same screen name more than once.
I come to this forum asking for advice on how to tackle this problem, as it has been getting worse over the past 10 months. What should my first step be? Who should I contact and how should I put the wheels of justice into motion?
Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to your responses! (I'm looking at you Thelawprofessor and NYClex)
-Elruin
My fiance and I have been continuously harrassed by an individual who has gone to great lengths to remain unknown to us. My fiance has received between 3 and 10 "Restricted ID" calls on her cellular phone nearly everynight for the past 8 months. In addition to that, over the past 5 months we have both recieved messages through AOL Instant Messenger of rude and vile nature directed at my fiance from a variety of similar Screen Names.
The evidence points to someone who knows her and her family quite well, possibly a not-so-close acquaintance, or an ex-boyfriend. My instincts refer me to the latter. I have done a little research and have come accross the NY penal code (that's where my fiance lives) which discloses that the above actions can be classified as Stalking in the 4th Degree, a Class B Misdemeanor, and Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree, which is a Class A, based on § 120.45.2 and § 240.30.1-2 respectively. This can be found at the following web site:
http://www.ncvc.org/src/main.aspx?d...ork214#stalking
I have found out from local law enforcement that cellular phone calls cannot be traced easily, nor can the messages as the offender rarely reuses the same screen name more than once.
I come to this forum asking for advice on how to tackle this problem, as it has been getting worse over the past 10 months. What should my first step be? Who should I contact and how should I put the wheels of justice into motion?
Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to your responses! (I'm looking at you Thelawprofessor and NYClex)
-Elruin
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