Q: woman signing me up to many websites from whom im receiving calls,emails and contacting family facebook and lying abt me
She keeps signing me up via my email address and phone number, along with my wife and we receive several calls/day from companies for which we have never signed up. She also creates fake Facebook profiles under our names and befriends our family and friends and lies about our relationship matters, casting doubt on the mind of our friends and family about us. She creates new phone numbers and texts my wife random images of finger nails with nail polish on them, weight loss ideas, ecards, etc. I previously tried to get a PFA but the day before the court date, i got into an motorcycle accident and decided not to pursue it as i thought she would have at least realized by then that i was serious when i previously told her i would take legal action, and hoped she would stop. But she has since restarted and instead of direct communication, she is now harassing is via this indirect way, anonymously. Kindly advise if i have a case for a private criminal complaint. Thanks
A: No offense, but have you tried calling the police? Depending on the severity of these incidents they can take investigatory action and eventually even charge with stalking. Depending on the websites there are serious safety concerns with this type of behavior. Private criminal complaints are usually a method of last resort as district attorneys don't take them terribly seriously. The issue is if its even semi chargeable they are just going to send it to the police department. Why not cut out the middleman and call the cops directly. Additionally, it may be worth contacting a civil attorney and filing suit. All of this is predicated on you actually being able to prove it is her without the police subpoena power. Good luck, these situations are universally awful.
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