How does one define "sexual harassment"? [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Nov 26, 2009 - 31 answers

My mom is dealing with the aftermath of a stalking situation. Looking for books and other things that might help her get through it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 18, 2009 - 6 answers

So I just moved into an apartment, and found out that I have a psycho neighbor. [more inside]
posted by milinar on Sep 10, 2009 - 32 answers

For the past several years, someone with a sick fetish has been sending me sexually harassing emails. The emails come to my Hotmail and Yahoo accounts. When I had a MySpace account, I'd get messages there as well. [more inside]
posted by Ostara on Sep 8, 2009 - 35 answers

When does occasional contact from a former colleague turn into stalking? What is the best way to handle unwanted communication from a person for whom rejection may cause real emotional hardship? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 11, 2009 - 19 answers

Please help me solve a "Private Call" mystery. I have been getting calls for years from an older woman with an accent asking all sorts of weird questions. Now that she's started calling in the middle of the night, I contacted my cell phone carrier (AT&T) and requested help with the problem. They said my only option was to switch numbers. Do I have other options? [more inside]
posted by one_bean on Jul 29, 2009 - 51 answers

How can I, a young woman in a foreign country, stop men on the street from harassing me, or from paying me so much attention? [more inside]
posted by acidic on Jul 25, 2009 - 42 answers

Help me get my landlord to stop saying inappropriate things to me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 25, 2009 - 54 answers

My ex is still contacting me and begging for another chance more than a year after the breakup. A restraining order is apparently not an option. I can't become unreachable. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 21, 2009 - 44 answers

Who can I contact if I'm being harassed by a U.S. army soldier. [more inside]
posted by charles_farley on Jan 15, 2009 - 23 answers

How do I respond to a physical threat from my supervisor? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 21, 2008 - 27 answers

What should I do about a threatening letter, both personally and legally? [more inside]
posted by malusmoriendumest on Sep 27, 2008 - 16 answers

What's the best way to go about reporting a case of harassment from creditors for debts I don't owe? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 11, 2008 - 6 answers

I got divorced almost 15 years ago. It was not a friendly divorce, and as such, I've not spoken to the ex since the night I found him in flagrante delicto. I've since remarried, had a kid, bought a house and have a stellar credit rating. Recently I've started to get collection agencies calling the house for the ex's debts. Other than dealing with each individual collection agency as they call at insane hours, is there any sort of general clearing house type place where I can say "I don't know where he is, I don't know what he's doing, and I'm certainly not going to pay his bills?" Is there anything I can do to make the phone calls stop? Do I have any legal recourse at all?
posted by dejah420 on Feb 9, 2008 - 13 answers

I am being impersonated and misrepresented by someone who is using a Yahoo ID similar to my name and using my photo. Could get NSFW inside. [more inside]
posted by sandra_s on Jan 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me grow a spine, stop being a drama queen, and get control of my life again. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 1, 2008 - 33 answers

How can I get them to leave me alone? I have the court order. I have moved and rarely leave the house. So how do I get this person to leave me alone? [more inside]
posted by uh126 on Dec 16, 2007 - 19 answers

My predecessor's creditors are calling me up to 10-15 times a day: What can I do about it? [more inside]
posted by General Malaise on Dec 13, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm being hounded by creditors - and they're not mine. What can I do to get them to stop calling my phone number?
posted by dagnyscott on Sep 28, 2007 - 9 answers

Someone reproduced the full text of an email from me, including my unique full name, on a Google-indexed forum. My two messages to the forum requesting removal have been fruitless. Am I out of luck? [more inside]
posted by moonlet on Sep 25, 2007 - 22 answers

My friends' landlady is clearly paranoid and harassing my friends. What can they do? [more inside]
posted by Xoder on Sep 20, 2007 - 17 answers

I quit my job 3 months ago and my former boss won't stop harassing/threatening me. Unfortunately, politely asking him to stop is not an option. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 13, 2007 - 24 answers

Has anyone ever done time in prison for harassing a whale? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Jul 10, 2007 - 10 answers

[ObnoxiousTeenagerFilter] I know a 60ish recently widowed lady who says "neighborhood teens" are terrorizing her where she lives and I'd like to take some action...but I'm not sure what to do other than lend a sympathetic ear. [more inside]
posted by ostranenie on Apr 20, 2007 - 22 answers

How do I deal with cat-calling from construction workers outside my office? [more inside]
posted by infinityjinx on Apr 11, 2007 - 95 answers

Ebay scam / threat question... [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Apr 4, 2007 - 11 answers

I had an unfortunate run-in with the police last night. Yes, I admit it, I took a picture of them. Should I talk to a lawyer (I wasn't charged with anything) or should I just let it slide? [more inside]
posted by shinybeast on Jan 24, 2007 - 26 answers

Why am I getting e-mail that is addressed to my ex-brother-in-law? Is this genuine spam, or something sneakier? [more inside]
posted by IndigoRain on Jan 10, 2007 - 5 answers

I have a stalker. This young woman is 26 and we were friends at work, and became friends outside of work. I don't know what to do next... will the police help me? There is no threat of physical harm... just the mental stress from her not leaving me alone. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 30, 2006 - 29 answers

Question about infidelity? My spouse recently disclosed an emotional affair with a coworker that has been escalating for the last few months. There hasn't been any sexual contact so far but there is a fear that it's not far off. She wants to end the affair and has told the lover many times to back off. He basically ignores her and continues to persue, recently telling her he loved her etc. She is afraid of repercussions if she were to file a sexual harassment claim, and she also says she doesn't want to destroy his career. Unforuntately we can't afford for her to leave her job (government employee) and she can't avoid seeing him at least for a couple hours each week. There involvement is becoming workplace knowledge so I am expecting it to get easier for her to claim harassment. It's my understanding that once she told him to back off he is legally in violation if he continues to pursue. My question is can I sue him for trying to break up my marriage and my family, if so what grounds?
posted by overweightgeek on Dec 24, 2006 - 50 answers

CreepyGuyFilter -- my lovely wife is getting harassed and hit on (mainly at the grocery store) by different creepy guys. It is making her *very* unhappy, freaked out, and feeling dirty. What is the best approach for her to deal with this in an assertive and satisfactory way? There is... [more inside]
posted by wonderwisdom on Nov 13, 2006 - 124 answers

Am I being lied to? I am receiving threatening/harassing emails from several yahoo accounts, but the person/people involved all have IP addresses that trace to a single university. The university has an IT Security Officer who tells me that he's done everything he could to track the IPs (they are all different but from the same institution) and he can't pin them to a single computer or person. I do not necessarily believe him. I have looked at other questions and answers, but would like to know what you think. I should mention that a login and password is used to access the network at this institution, even for the wireless network.
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2006 - 38 answers

Six months ago my fiance posted a question asking for advice on how to stop a female friend who had flipped out after our engagement and started to harass me via text message. Unfortunately, it's still going on... [more inside]
posted by christinetheslp on Sep 15, 2006 - 18 answers

Help! The dog's decided cats are fun to chase. [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Sep 11, 2006 - 26 answers

How to deal with someone who wants my attention – when I don’t want to give it to him. [more inside]
posted by different on Jul 4, 2006 - 37 answers

My half-sister got me fired from 2 jobs. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 7, 2006 - 35 answers

Eeeewfilter: What to do when boss in small office sends porn to employee? [more inside]
posted by Amizu on Jun 3, 2006 - 28 answers

what can i do to get this person to stop harassing me? [more inside]
posted by kooop on May 10, 2006 - 84 answers

My friend has a pervert calling her who will not stop. She's already tried the phone company and police to no avail. Looking for suggestions on how to get him to stop. [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on May 2, 2006 - 74 answers

Collection agency harassment: they have the wrong person! [more inside]
posted by stopgap on Feb 19, 2006 - 23 answers

Craigslist flagging question: How to avoid harassment? [more inside]
posted by vaportrail on Jan 20, 2006 - 13 answers

A friend of mine lives in an apartment in New York where for the last 8 or 9 months his downstairs neighbor has been harassing him. [more inside]
posted by heartquake on Dec 26, 2005 - 23 answers

Can anyone point me to real-world examples (i.e. news articles) of children/teenagers who have experienced Internet-related stalking/kindapping/harassment?
posted by jeremias on Jan 6, 2005 - 4 answers

Blogspot harassment. Anyone have any experience? Google's support response was less than helpful. [mi] [more inside]
posted by dhartung on Dec 17, 2004 - 7 answers

I have a friend who is being harassed via AIM [MI] [more inside]
posted by swift on Oct 25, 2004 - 11 answers