Can I legally offer to pay my harasser to leave me alone?
I am in New York. Somebody in California has been stalking and harassing me regularly through the Internet for almost two years through blogs and forums. We were once friends, so he acquired some personal information, photos and videos about me. He also got a great deal of information about me from Facebook, including names of my friends and family. He is regularly posting content and information about them too.
He isn't simply writing personal information and media about me, but he is also claiming that I have many mental and sexual issues, which I do not. He is writing many lies about me in an effort to embarrass and intimidate me. He has also made several real death threats against me through email and forums.
I have contacted my local police, but they are not taking the matter seriously and seem to think that the Internet is harmless and that my harasser cannot harm me from a far distance. Meanwhile, I cannot get a job because a quick Google of my name will bring up the horrible lies that have been posted about me. I contacted the FBI, but they referred me to ic3.com, which takes months to read your complaint.
My harasser is very poor and so I cannot sue him for harassment, or anything else (or can I?). I live far away and have no income, so getting court orders and orders of restraint can be expensive for me. Meanwhile, I have lost my job and I can't find work, which I believe is because of information published by my harasser throughout the Internet.
I have some savings and I am willing to offer money to my harasser for him to leave me alone. I don't want to put myself in a bad legal position by offering him money, but I really need him to leave me alone. Could somebody please tell me what my options are.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I am in New York. Somebody in California has been stalking and harassing me regularly through the Internet for almost two years through blogs and forums. We were once friends, so he acquired some personal information, photos and videos about me. He also got a great deal of information about me from Facebook, including names of my friends and family. He is regularly posting content and information about them too.
He isn't simply writing personal information and media about me, but he is also claiming that I have many mental and sexual issues, which I do not. He is writing many lies about me in an effort to embarrass and intimidate me. He has also made several real death threats against me through email and forums.
I have contacted my local police, but they are not taking the matter seriously and seem to think that the Internet is harmless and that my harasser cannot harm me from a far distance. Meanwhile, I cannot get a job because a quick Google of my name will bring up the horrible lies that have been posted about me. I contacted the FBI, but they referred me to ic3.com, which takes months to read your complaint.
My harasser is very poor and so I cannot sue him for harassment, or anything else (or can I?). I live far away and have no income, so getting court orders and orders of restraint can be expensive for me. Meanwhile, I have lost my job and I can't find work, which I believe is because of information published by my harasser throughout the Internet.
I have some savings and I am willing to offer money to my harasser for him to leave me alone. I don't want to put myself in a bad legal position by offering him money, but I really need him to leave me alone. Could somebody please tell me what my options are.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?