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January 2nd, 2008, 11:14 PM
In Spokane, Washington, a 20-year-old man was arrested on felony stalking charges after chatting to a 15-year-old girl on Xbox Live and eventually threatening to rape the girl and her sister.
Joshua Stetar of Saratoga Springs, New York met the 15-year-old girl through chatting and playing Halo online since last year. He reportedly sent packages and flowers to her home, all of which her parents returned. He also began text messaging her several hundred times on her cell phone, forcing the girl’s mother to change her daughter’s number. However, Stetar was able to get her new number, and the he continued to text message the girl.
At around 9:00pm Friday, Stetar sent a text message saying that he was driving by her house at the moment. The girl’s parents in fact saw his car drive by.
At 9:36pm, Stetar sent another text message stating, “Tell the cops that I’m gonna rape you and your sister.â€
The girl’s father called police, and officers found the suspect staying at a nearby Econo Lodge motel.
During a police interview, the suspect admitted that he was able to obtain the girl’s address and phone number by “Googling†her name. He also admitted to driving 40 hours straight to get from New York to Spokane.
Stetar was booked into Spokane County Jail on one felony count of stalking. He was released on bond Saturday.
Source: http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002487_Man_arrested_for_stalking_girls_via_Xbox_Live.htm (http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002487_Man_arrested_for_stalking_girls_via_Xbox_Live.htm)
Joshua Stetar of Saratoga Springs, New York met the 15-year-old girl through chatting and playing Halo online since last year. He reportedly sent packages and flowers to her home, all of which her parents returned. He also began text messaging her several hundred times on her cell phone, forcing the girl’s mother to change her daughter’s number. However, Stetar was able to get her new number, and the he continued to text message the girl.
At around 9:00pm Friday, Stetar sent a text message saying that he was driving by her house at the moment. The girl’s parents in fact saw his car drive by.
At 9:36pm, Stetar sent another text message stating, “Tell the cops that I’m gonna rape you and your sister.â€
The girl’s father called police, and officers found the suspect staying at a nearby Econo Lodge motel.
During a police interview, the suspect admitted that he was able to obtain the girl’s address and phone number by “Googling†her name. He also admitted to driving 40 hours straight to get from New York to Spokane.
Stetar was booked into Spokane County Jail on one felony count of stalking. He was released on bond Saturday.
Source: http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002487_Man_arrested_for_stalking_girls_via_Xbox_Live.htm (http://gamerush.zoomshare.com/files/news/002487_Man_arrested_for_stalking_girls_via_Xbox_Live.htm)