Re: I'm being cyberstalked by my Exhusband

From: Robert Moir (robspamtrap+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:05:09 -0000

LauraDenise2 wrote:
> He has gained entry into my private Mom's groups by posing as a new
> member, and then reading and printing out every word I have posted to
> my closest friends in the last 2 years. He is trying to get custody
> of our son, and showed up in court with a stack of print outs 2
> inches high. Is this a crime? Is there anything I can do about it?

My advice would be to be very careful about posting private thoughts
online - it's a bitter pill to swallow but while you can often get away with
posting private things to friends over the net, you really should not
consider it to be much more private than posting those thoughts on a public
noticeboard in your local shopping mall.

As to whether your ex husband's behaviour can be considered a crime, this is
a question for your local police and/or your lawyer. This is a worldwide
forum and even if I was qualified to offer legal advice where I come from
(the UK), such advice would be of little use to you if you are posting from
outside the UK. And we won't even get into the fact that in many places (the
US for example), laws can vary from state to state so even finding advice
here that pertains to the country you are from may not be focussed enough.

I'd suggest making a specifc list of the precise incidents you see as
infringing on your privacy and discussing that list with your lawyer. While
I just said I can't give you legal advice of any kind, I am fairly certain
that in speaking to a lawyer or anyone else on legal matters, you'll want to
have some specific incidents to complain about rather than a vague feeling
your privacy has been intruded upon. You'll also want to ask if a pattern of
events may lead to something actionable (e.g. a single intrusion into your
privacy may not be legally actionable, but depending on the laws where you
live, a pattern of such events may be harassment).

Sorry I can't offer anything more substantial. 

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