Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Question. I live in VA and frequently pist on forum on Topix. Sometime on Topix harasses me, posting filthy comment, and personal info. I believe they live out of state and is not someone I personally know. Can I get them prosecuted? If so, would it be difficult and expensive? Is this criminal or civil? Would it be hard to get a court order to force topix to give their ip info to the police? They have not threatened me at all.

Asked on 11/09/14, 2:12 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Rather than contemplating legal action against this apparently unknown

(at least to you) harasser at this stage of matters, you would be better

advised (in my opinion) to bring your situation to the attention of the

service provider and request that it send him the equivalent of a cease/desist notice or block his access to the site (if such may be possible).

Answered on 11/10/14, 8:37 am

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