House Approves More Protections For Cyber-Stalking Victims

The Ohio House has approved a bill giving victims of cyberstalking and other technology-based harassment better protection. The bill makes it illegal to urge or incite menacing by stalking through any form of written communication, including electronic communication. It includes any written or verbal graphic gestures. The bill also would prohibit a person from knowingly causing someone to think the offender will cause his or her immediate family physical or mental harm. Ohio prosecutors and the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio support the measure, which now goes to the Ohio Senate.