Can this be considered harassment?

[Ramza]

My ex girlfriend cheated on me for some guy that I found out about. She's taking me to court for a preliminary protection order because I had created a fake email account with her name and sent emails to her current boyfriend. Never did I send her any emails. Could this be considered harassment?

 

[xylene]

Yes.

For an accurate answer, please come back an indicate your state, per the terms of the website.

 

[Ohiogal]

My ex girlfriend cheated on me for some guy that I found out about. She's taking me to court for a preliminary protection order because I had created a fake email account with her name and sent emails to her current boyfriend. Never did I send her any emails. Could this be considered harassment?

It could be considered:
1) Harassment;
2) Identity theft;
3) Fraud;
And depending on the content of the emails:
4) theft by deception;
5) Menacing;
6) Defamation.

More issues may come.

 

[xylene]

It could be considered:
1) Harassment;
2) Identity theft;
3) Fraud;
And depending on the content of the emails:
4) theft by deception;
5) Menacing;
6) Defamation.

More issues may come.

Depending on the state (NY for example) even creating the account, excluding the sending of emails, could be a crime as well.

 

[stealth2]

It's certainly juvenile. How old are you?

 

[Ramza]

It's certainly juvenile. How old are you?

This is in Virginia. I am 28.

I still don't see how this would constitute as [directly] harassing her. I have made no direct communications to her. Can you get a PPO issued against you for going through other parties and the woman crying "harassment"? This just seems silly to me.

Also, the PPO was filed in a state I do not reside. How could I be of any threat to her living 5 hours away? I live in NY.

 

[stealth2]

This is in Virginia. I am 28.

I still don't see how this would constitute as [directly] harassing her. I have made no direct communications to her. Can you get a PPO issued against you for going through other parties and the woman crying "harassment"? This just seems silly to me.

Also, the PPO was filed in a state I do not reside. How could I be of any threat to her living 5 hours away? I live in NY.

Reread OG's post. And grow up.

 

[HomeGuru]

This is in Virginia. I am 28.

I still don't see how this would constitute as [directly] harassing her. I have made no direct communications to her. Can you get a PPO issued against you for going through other parties and the woman crying "harassment"? This just seems silly to me.

Also, the PPO was filed in a state I do not reside. How could I be of any threat to her living 5 hours away? I live in NY.

**A: you're kidding right? What you did was not only silly, it was downright idiotic.

 

[Hot Topic]

Of course it seems "silly" to you. Congratulations to her on dumping you. She wants to date, not babysit.