Walk It Through: The Texts That Will Not Stop
An ex who keeps calling, a shared photo, a tracker on the car, harassment and stalking.
After a breakup, a man in Wilmington gets dozens of calls a day from blocked numbers.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Harassment and stalking by a former partner. A protection from abuse order, civil suits for the photo, and threats of violence are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Level VFull incarceration in a custodial institution, the level at which felony sentences are served.
- Physical injuryThe harm that makes assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor, and with a deadly weapon or a victim 62 or older, the second degree.
- Protection from abuse orderA Family Court order against domestic violence, lasting up to 1 year, and up to 2 for no contact orders.
- StalkingA course of conduct at a specific person that would make a reasonable person fear injury or suffer significant distress. It is a felony.
- Violation of privacySharing intimate images without consent, recording people undressing, or hiding a tracker on a car, among the acts the section lists.