IT worker sued over ‘vengeful’ cyber harassment of policeman who issued a jaywalking ticket

2024-05-30 13:00

Over the following two weeks, the officer - identified only as John Doe - said he believed Spatafore was trying to break into his personal email and Xfinity accounts.

The original complaint [PDF], filed on October 19 2021 alleges that Spatafore contacted "Thousands" of companies and that contact attempts persisted up until the complaint was filed.

According to Doe's complaint, based on the information included in the reports combined with the nature of Spatafore's employer, local law enforcement suspected the defendant to have also accessed John and Jane Doe's medical records either by himself or with assistance from hospital staff.

The complaint alleges that Spatafore then began a sextortion campaign that directed threatening messages to John and Jane Doe and their daughter.

CHCC is also being sued by the plaintiffs, mainly due to allegations of negligence and what was couched as its failure to curb Spatafore's actions sooner.

Spatafore previously faced criminal charges in addition to the civil lawsuit the Doe family are pursuing against him.

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