How do I go about reporting someone who harassed me and threatened me thru text messages?

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How do I go about reporting someone who harassed me and threatened me thru text messages?

I was harassed and threatened thru texts from a person I know thru someone else.
They made a lot of false accusations about me, harassed me, and threatened to
come to my home to make me ‘suffer the consequences’. This is all because I had
an affair with a man who was married and I didn’t know. What are my first steps
and how will the process go about?

Asked on October 1, 2016 under Criminal Law, Louisiana

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Reporting it is easy: print out copies of the text messages and bring them to your local police department: explain what happened to the police, show them the messages, and say that you want to file a complaint. The police will then advise you of your options, such as pressing charges, or applying for a protective order, and also of next steps.
The important thing is to bring print outs: the police will need hardcop for their file.


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