A California man faces a federal stalking cost after he was accused of harassing knowledgeable World Of Warcraft gamer on-line for years after assembly her at a gaming conference, in line with a press launch from the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.
Evan Baltierra, 29, of Trabuco Canyon met the sufferer, who’s from Canada, throughout a meet-and-greet with her followers on the annual gaming conference BlizzCon in Anaheim, California, in November 2019 and requested her to be his “valentine”, in line with the discharge. The gamer declined and instructed him she had a boyfriend, at which level Baltierra stated he wished to go to them in Canada.
The gamer realized from a buddy on-line that Baltierra was making an attempt to determine the place she lived, in line with the press launch. The gamer blocked Baltierra from her social media and eliminated him as a moderator from her streaming channel.
But prosecutors stated Baltierra continued making an attempt to contact her, in addition to her boyfriend and colleague, over varied platforms, together with Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and electronic mail. He usually threatened her with violence, the press launch says.
He additionally created fake on-line profiles of the sufferer and printed fabricated photos of her, together with ones through which he appeared to have photoshopped her face over pornographic photographs, the discharge says. He’s accused of sending these photos to her members of the family and associates and posting some in Internet chat rooms.
The sufferer obtained a short lived restraining order in opposition to him in February 2021, however Baltierra continued to harass and stalk her on-line, prosecutors stated.
In March 2022, legislation enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Baltierra’s house and located a thumb drive containing many specific, Photoshopped photographs, the press launch says. They additionally discovered proof on his iPhone of electronic mail accounts that he reportedly used to ship the sufferer messages.
He is charged with one depend of stalking and will face a most of 5 years in federal jail if convicted, in line with the press launch.
Attorney info for Baltierra was not instantly out there. – The Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service
