Auburn, WA asked in Criminal Law, Internet Law and Securities Law for Washington

Q: Someone keeps creating online accounts to send me foul messages and harass me, can I do anything about it legally?

My boyfriend’s ex girlfriend keeps creating social media profiles to get in touch with me, and recently the messages have turned threatening and has gotten my family involved. She even hacked into my boyfriend’s Facebook account, and messaged me pretending to be my boyfriend to get a nude photo of me, with which I don’t know what she is going to do yet. Can I get some kind of restraining order or file charges so I can get her to leave me alone?

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A: This is not a securities law question.

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