Sent someone a nasty email - have a court date - Need Advice...

[halfceo]

What is the name of your state? IL

On a chat site, I got into a verbal disagreement with another person (who happens to be female). After 10 days of name calling - I found out her work email and sent her a couple of nasty email (3 of them total) - nothing bad - just calling a B word and H word. Yesterday I get called into local PD deparment and they issue me a class B misdeamenor. The charge is (720 135.0/1-2)

Now I have a court date. I did not have to post any bail (ibond). Here are my questions:

1. What can be the worst outcome for something so ridiculous? Cop said supervision but did not say for how long.
2. Can I get something like this expunged in the future?

If anymore information is needed - please let me know... PS. The emails were not really that bad - they were more humoraus then anything I guess it was just bad judgement on my part.

Thanks
Halfceo

[Blue Meanie]

"H" word??? Do you mean the "W" word??

[halfceo]

Originally Posted by baystategirl

"H" word??? Do you mean the "W" word??

I meant the "W" word...

[xylene]

720 ILCS 135/1-2. Harassment through electronic communications. Amended 2000.

(a) Harassment through electronic communications is the use of electronic communication for any of the following purposes:

(1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene with an intent to offend;

(2) Interrupting, with the intent to harass, the telephone service or the electronic communication service of any person;

(3) Transmitting to any person, with the intent to harass and regardless of whether the communication is read in its entirety or at all, any file, document, or other communication which prevents that person from using his or her telephone service or electronic communications device;

(3.1) Transmitting an electronic communication or knowingly inducing a person to transmit an electronic communication for the purpose of harassing another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the harassment, if the defendant is at least 16 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense;

(4) Threatening injury to the person or to the property of the person to whom an electronic communication is directed or to any of his or her family or household members; or

(5) Knowingly permitting any electronic communications device to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this subsection (a).

(b) As used in this Act:

(1) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric or photo-optical system.

(2) "Family or household member" includes spouses, former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren and other persons related by blood or by present or prior marriage, persons who share or formerly shared a common dwelling, persons who have or allegedly share a blood relationship through a child, persons who have or have had a dating or engagement relationship, and persons with disabilities and their personal assistants. For purposes of this Act, neither a casual acquaintanceship nor ordinary fraternization between 2 individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed to constitute a dating relationship.

The relevant test is bold underlined.

[halfceo]

So I am assuming i should be ready for supervision in the least?

[xylene]

Originally Posted by halfceo

So I am assuming i should be ready for supervision in the least?

You should be ready to get an attorney.