Barbara Goddard, a 65 year old woman from Virginia, is being harassed online and the police can't help her. Someone posted an ad on Craigslist with her information advertising a night of casual sex.
Men kept showing up at her door and she kept explaining that she didn't post the ad. The police have stepped up patrols in her neighborhood, and even had a cop in her apartment building but it didn't stop the men from coming. Goddard even got 100 phone calls at work one day! She even left a note on her front door saying that it was a hoax, but the ad on Craigslist said to ignore the sign on the front door and bang on the patio door.
Police say they have an idea of who it might be, but can't prove who the culprit is because it's so easy to change your identity online. The men can't be charged because they were "invited."
The harassment has gone on for 18 months. That's a year and a half! You'd think that in this modern era where computers do EVERYTHING for us, we'd be able to modify our laws to protect people from crimes happening online.
Article here. Image via Rape Response Services.
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