Anonymous Emailer Convicted Of Cyberstalking (was Re: BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 10/31/01))

[R. A. Hettinga]

At 9:00 AM -0500 on 10/31/01, BNA Highlights wrote:


> ANONYMOUS EMAILER CONVICTED OF CYBERSTALKING
> A California man who used a public library computer terminal
> to send anonymous email threats to a Michigan man has been
> convicted by a jury of cyberstalking.  The prosecution used
> circumstantial evidence to prove its case, since no logs of
> the emails or computer users were kept by the library.
> http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/stalk103101.htm

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