Cyberstalking conviction in California, Georgia lands US man in federal prison


In the California case, in July and August 2020, Roberts used text messages and Internet communications to place the two victims ‘in reasonable fear of death and serious bodily injury’, and that he intended to cause ‘substantial emotional distress’, according to court documents. — Image by drobotdean on Freepik

LOS ANGELES: A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 85 months in federal prison for stalking two sisters in California by sending them text messages that threatened them with rape and murder and for threatening and harassing a teenage girl in Georgia.

Alex Scott Roberts, 27, of Chatsworth, was sentenced by United States District Judge André Birotte Jr, who called Roberts’ conduct “egregious”.

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