When does harassment by email or text happen?

Harassment by email or texts happens when sending threatening, sexually explicit, indecent or grossly offensive messages. The sending of the email or text does not need to be directed at the intended victim.

Can a harassing person use a valid email address?

Someone who wants to send harassing or threatening emails certainly cannot use a “valid” email address since they are pretty much identified and in trouble the moment they send a threatening email… a valid email address has a credit card and/or valid authentication of the user.

How to stop my ex from harassing me?

If you find yourself in a situation where your ex is harassing you there are several things you should consider;-Ignore them; If your ex is sending messages via text, social media, email or post etc, ignore them. Do not respond in any way. A response of any kind will only entice your ex to send further messages.

What should you do if someone sends you a threatening email?

Any email threatening you or your family’s well being is an illegal act. IF the threatening email or harassing email is anonymous in nature AND you have reason to believe there is reason for threats to be made against you (court testimony, jury duty, you witnessed a crime, you dumped an ex-boyfriend), then take the actions mentioned above.

How to deal with harassing or threatening emails?

Someone who sends harassing or threatening emails wants you to be upset, frightened and paranoid. However, may I suggest you feel something else: Anger. Now, channel that anger into direct action. Why go along with the program of someone so cowardly they cannot speak their mind in person and deal with the consequences?

What happens if you do not respond to harassing texts?

If you do not want to be harassed, then do not respond to the texts. Yes, it hurts badly to have your children called names, but if you text back to defend your children, you are not demanding that the harassment cease. Instead, you are making another attack more likely by showing interest and no fear of the individual harassing you.

How to respond to hostile emails from your ex-the good?

The letter itself has no power, unless you give it power. Often, it is emotional venting aimed at relieving the writer’s anxiety. If you respond with similar emotions and hostility, you will simply escalate things without satisfaction, and just get a new piece of hostile mail back. In most cases, you are better off not responding.

How to deal with harassing text messages and calls?

Experiencing harassing calls and messages can be very difficult emotionally. It may feel as though the person is always there, you can’t get away, and the only solution is to disengage from all technology so he can’t contact you.

Can you go to the police for harassment by email?

You may have already gone to the police about the harassment by email or texts, only to be fobbed off, as many police forces do not know how to specifically deal with any crime that occurs via emails or anything online, as they believe that the internet is not their ‘jurisdiction’.

Do you have to be threatening to be harassed on the Internet?

The harassment doesn’t have to be threatening, either – just consistent and causing you anxiety. The fear of retaliation and further harassment can sometimes impede someone that is a target of online harassment, (who may know their online abuser), from taking it further.

What kind of texts are considered sexual harassment?

A co-worker had sent her a series of text messages that included sexually explicit questions and inquiries into her sex life. She sued and lost the case. The details of this case shed light on the not-always-clear criteria for what constitutes sexual harassment.

Is it okay to text back to a harasser?

Yes, it hurts badly to have your children called names, but if you text back to defend your children, you are not demanding that the harassment cease. Instead, you are making another attack more likely by showing interest and no fear of the individual harassing you.