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Cyberstalking a child under the age of 16 or a person of any age for which the offender has been ordered by the courts not to contact is considered "aggravated stalking," a third degree felony under Florida law. Cyberstalking in conjunction with a credible threat is also considered aggravated stalking. [31]
Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group, or organization. [1] [2] It may include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel.
Currently, there are 45 cyberstalking (and related) laws on the books. While some sites specialize in laws that protect victims age 18 and under, Working to Halt Online Abuse is a help resource containing a list of current and pending cyberstalking–related United States federal and state laws. [ 88 ]
Each cyberstalking count carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, as do the unlawful use of identification charges. The extortion charges carry a maximum sentence of two years ...
Mar. 28—A former school bus driver from Maine was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for stalking an 8-year-old Greenland boy who rode his bus in 2022. Michael Chick, 40, of ...
He faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of the cyberstalking counts. Talbert’s office noted the actual sentence will be determined at the ...
However, stalking cases are increasing rather than decreasing, with more than 20,000 people reporting cases to the police in 2013, and civil society organisations estimate that these are only the tip of the iceberg; Japan has seen the highest growth in stalking cases in the world in recent years, and stalking has continued to turn into homicide.
Chick pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking, according to Jane Young, U.S. attorney for New Hampshire. The sentence also includes three years of supervised release. Ex-school bus driver ...