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This guy is 38 and she was part of some chatroom and he started talking to her 13 year old little sister in a way that very obviously had ill intent. She called him out on this and posted screenshots of that chatroom online. Now ever since this, he has a site where he archives almost everything she says online. She made a post about how she prefers cats over dogs, then he archived that and posted the link to the archive on his site saying "never trust a dog hater with anything" and it just goes on, and on, and on for years.

When she even makes a passing mention about him, even if he's not named or only vaguely mentioned, he chimes in, and posts a link to his site with some variation of "don't trust her, she's not to be trusted" and links to pages on his site which were all made by him over the years in an attempt to maliciously discredit her. It's often a gish-gallop of links.

He also says that he's made an account on every site he knows of, likely in an attempt at surveilling or intimidating her.

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[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 158 points 3 days ago (1 children)

OP, your friend is the victim of criminal cyberstalking and harassment. This dude should be reported to the authorities

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My guess is that the guy has several red hats in his closet

[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, without a doubt

[–] Coopr8@kbin.earth 104 points 3 days ago

This is stalking. She could get a restraining order which includes interacting with her online content, so if he continued to repost it would be a violation of the order.

[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Go talk to a fucking lawyer and stop seeking advice from people online!

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

The truth has never been more truer.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 48 points 3 days ago

Get the police involved

[–] miked@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Contact the registrar and host of the site. One or both will likely shut it down.

Also contact the police as others have said.

Send DM if you need assistance.

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If these twisted statements are provably false - even if they contain elements of truth - then this is a case of libel.

Creating accounts everywhere someone is in order to track what they do and say is stalking.

Making repeated efforts to ruin a person's day is harassment.

Contact law enforcement and/or legal representation. I'm not either of those but it seems like there's a strong case here.

[–] TinyLittlePuni@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's hiding links in text that twists what's actually in the links and those links do go to posts she made but it's like he hides links in text so people don't click them. A single sentence on his site can contain upwards of five or even ten links.

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

See it these links show up if you "view source" on a browser. Print the source as evidence to bring to a lawyer. Or find a lawyer who either knows how to find stuff online or has a good IT Person.

Be prepared for much more DARVO and other mind games. Be aware Law enforcement can not shield you from all of this, but is a good ally to have. Try to find other local women only clubs or victim helping organizations as allies.

Be aware if you search for them online, there are nutjob sites designed to hurt women in need. Go in person if you can, to pick up their vibe before you open up.

Stay safe! Best of Luck!

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Have a detailed, copy-pasted reply with links ready to go. Every time he pops his head up anywhere, remind anybody watching that he is a known pedophile. Also, talk to a lawyer about the possibility his behavior might rise to the level of harassment.

[–] TinyLittlePuni@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Depending on the jurisdiction you're in accusing someone of being a pedophile may not be a good idea. You should definitely talk to a lawyer though, preferably before you make any accusations.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Careful, falls under libel if you can't prove it.

[–] troed@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

I don't think I've seen OP mention which country their friend is a citizen of. Many countries have libel laws that don't care if the claims are true or not, but instead just look at what your intention is by making them.

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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Call an attorney to see if there is anything that can be done.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

Also, start archiving the website in order to compile evidence for later. Don't count on this person leaving the site up.

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I highly doubt a random website will get any traction. Why doesn’t she just make her social media private? Why hasn’t she blocked this random dude

[–] troed@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She's the victim here and shouldn't need to do any of this.

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 34 points 3 days ago (28 children)

Everyone regardless of victim status should use the tools available to protect their personal information online.

If someone is publishing your personal information without your consent, local laws and regulations may apply. You kinda have to be lucky with police and the legal system to take you seriously though.

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[–] truite@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago

If the guy is dedicated enough, and he seems to be, it won't work. He'll find a way to gain access to the private account. He'll make others accounts.

You can make a new, private account without saying who you are, but you lose people, it's exhausting to be careful full time and it's unfair.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 3 days ago

Call the police.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

post anonymously?

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