CdwJava
Senior Member
Oh, I completely agree!I suspect any report to the police will go nowhere, except perhaps for a talk by the police to the stepdaughter. I strongly suspect there would be no jail time even in the unlikely event the stepdaughter is charged with a computer crime.
I do not know how damaging the content of the emails could be in a custody dispute but I am fairly certain that any judge will not look kindly on the party who tries to use illegally obtained information to gain an advantage. It is more likely to harm that individual than help.
But, I can see the slim possibility of this being reported, there being some element that makes it a more tasty morsel to be prosecuted, and then the OP and/or her husband suddenly crying out that their girl is getting slammed for a felony. The fact is that it is a "wobbler" and CAN be charged as a felony resulting in up to 3 years in state prison. How many times do we hear similar complaints here in DV cases?