If you were HERE, you could try it on your own. But, since you do not live here, seekign a TRO will be more difficult and would likely require an attorney. Note that the TRO would ONLY be valid when you were within the jurisdiction of the United States. If you received e-mails in your home country, no violation will have occurred.
Then that makes taking ANY action tough.The person isn't stupid enough to put his name on such actions. This is happening, but I cannot connect it to him in an actionable way.
When you need one.I spoke with 2 lawyers today. When SHOULD I speak to one?
Yep. It's a minor battery that you committed, and - in the great scheme of things - a minor stalking case as well. Given the amount of subpoenas the police would have to try and issue (if the DA wanted to pursue the matter) they are likely to want to see some physical harm or threat of harm before they go through the expense and hassle of issuing subpoenas to internet providers and spending many man hours on what is not likely to amount to much of a case.Thats what I was told today by one attorney. I guess police and prosecutors have more serious investigations to devote resources to.
Yes, he would have been - but he wasn't. And, what you described was not "self defense" as you were not in danger of being assaulted and trying to protect yourself from harm or the threat of harm. While your actions might be understandable, they were not, technically, self defense.If this fellow had been taking up skirt shots of women, would he be commiting a crime? My intent was not to offend, it was self-defense.
To the jurisdiction where the e-mails, calls, threats are received. If that is in your home country, then you are pretty much out of luck here. It can be complicated if you receive them all over the place.And which jurisdiction would I report it to? US or my home country? His home county?
In the end, this is not going to be a case the police will want to pursue. These can be expensive and time consuming, and when their victim is not even a resident, it makes it even more likely that the matter would be dropped.
But, you can report it and see where it goes. The worst thing that happens is that they will tell you that they can't do anything.
- Carl

