What to do about harassment rights by an ex-boyfriend?

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What to do about harassment rights by an ex-boyfriend?

A guy Iused to date will not stop texting me. I have asked him to leave me alone and he has not gotten the clue. I blocked him last night on my phone service where he could not contact me. Well not even 2 hours later “someone” put a craigslist ad up about me and put my phone number on it. Ao at 5:30 in the morning I woke up to over 122 text messages and over 22 phone calls from people I don’t even know. I was just wondering if I could get him for harassment or anything. I have changed my phone number but I’m worried he is going to keep contacting me. What legal rights do I have?

Asked on December 7, 2011 under Criminal Law, Virginia

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Besides the harassment issue concerning your former boyfriend, I would be worried about being "stalked" as well by him. If you want to file a petition for a restraining order as to him, I suggest that would be a wise course of action to end all communication with you.

You could file the petition on your own. Your county clerk most likely have forms that you can use for the filing of the petition. If not, your county law library would have the forms and the librarian there would be able to assist you.

Given the circumstances, I suggest that you retain a family law attorney about the restraining order that you are writing about to assist. Family law lawyers have a lot of experience in drafting such petitions for a restraining order.

 

 


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