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Expert: - 12/20/2008


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What is Georgia law regarding cyber harassment?  I recently began receiving e-mail from a woman claiming to be my husband's love interest.  The emails have escalated to threatens of violence.  What can I do legally? How can I find out who this anonymous person is?

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Cassandry,

Here is a link to the Georgia computer crime law, however it does not directly address "cyber harrassment":  http://nsi.org/Library/Compsec/computerlaw/Georgia.txt

Your best bet is content your local law enforcement, who can direct you to their cyber crime unit.

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NJ State Bar Association PA State Bar Association American Bar Association American Corporate Counsel Association Internet & Computer Law Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Somerset County Business Partnership Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Licensing Executives Society Free Speech Coalition Board of Advisors, Stevens Institute of Technology Communications

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