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Anyone been cyber stalked by a "photographer?"
Austyn229 wrote: Sorry, Austyn stepped out for a while. I was not skipping out. Let me say as a photographer, I know very little about any one subject. But as a student of human nature, there are some things that do not seem quite on the up-and-up about your posts. You say your brother and husband are cops, yet you come to a model/photographer website "asking advice" about a clear violation of the law, when apparently you have it right at hand. Oct 08 06 12:01 pm Link For everyone except for DFS, who thinks I have nothing better to do than sit around and fabricate stories about being stalked...the dumb ass actually called my house yesterday! I wasn't home, and my husband didn't recognize the number right off and answered it. This guy tried to tell my husband I had sent him topless pics of myself and other lies to try and get my hubby pissed, I guess. Well, I think my husband made it pretty clear that this guy better NEVER call or contact me again...but still going to forward all the info to the authorities. Thanks for everyone's support, both here and on PM. Those of you that have PM'd me know a little more about the situation. Thanks for everything! austyn Oct 09 06 07:45 am Link how long were you a cop? why are you not one now? Thats a great paying job. Is this something you feel comfortable telling us? I have not gone to your portfolio as I don't do that from threads,I find most threads are just there to draw people to the Op's site and very lame attemtpts at backward marketing. Thanks for any info you could share. Oct 09 06 08:13 am Link "Austyn" I see that you're feeling maligned by people's skeptical attitudes, but your claims are hard to swallow.. you're an EX police officer at 23? You have to be 20 just to be certified as a rookie in North Carolina, (and most other states, from what I can find) and you're a rookie for a minimum of another year--so even if you quit last week, you could only have been a "full-fledged street cop for less than 2 years, and that's if you went right into LE school from high school. And in the "Escort" thread, you claim to have had some pretty severe first-hand experience too. In a city that has only about 36 violent deaths a year, you must have had some bad luck to be around for so much of it. AND you have runway experience? When did that happen? Not to mention any other details, such as your husband being in his 30's (if he's been a cop for ten years, as you say), and your brother is old enough to have made CAPTAIN?? And despite this extraordinary family, you're asking for advice here? Seriously, it is vaguely possible you're telling the truth, but it's much more likely that you're not, so you can't blame people for using Occam's Razor. There's probably no evidence you could employ over the Web to prove your story, so you'll have to accept that it's unlikely and that some people will not believe you. I've had people I "knew" very well over the internet fake their own death, or their girlfriend's death (to avoid saying she had just dumped him), and be a different age and gender than they claimed, to say nothing of other forms of misrepresentation. If you ARE an ex-cop (and there's nothing you could say to convince me of this, personally) you can't blame people for being skeptical about unlikely claims made in public on-line forums. Your own posts are all about telling models to be careful and not take things on faith. Oct 09 06 09:05 am Link Being a cop is a good paying job??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...I am pretty sure that's about the funniest thing I've ever heard. I'm not here to justify my previous career. If you or others don't want to believe me, fine. I'm not losing any sleep over it. And yes, my husband is 33, and my brother is 37, which is old enough to be a Captain in a small department, which is what he works in now. My diploma from BLET is hanging on my wall, so that's it for the cop thing. If you want to know more, PM me, which would be the professional thing to do...however, I could likely only expect you to come back and post whatever our conversations entailed, because most of you guys that come to the threads to rant and rave on people seem to be unable to do it in private where it should occur...you want to make it a public show. DFS's last comment seemed to be the "fear mongering" that he supposedly detests so much. And I've got way better things to do than come on the forums and make stuff up...and if you don't believe that, feel free to ask ANYONE on MM that I've worked with...they will all tell you that I am a professional, hard-working, honest, easy to get along with lady. So, just so everyone knows, I'm not responding to any more of these "I don't believe this, I don't believe that" comments. Those comments are only meant to be hurtful and it's not worth my time. No, not because I've lied, but because I have no time to continually justify my past to people that I don't even know, and people so unprofessional that they would call me a liar and question my integrity on threads here on MM without knowing what they are talking about and without having the professionalism to approach me privately and ask legitimate questions in a professional manner. Again, if you want to know what kind of person I am, ask anyone that has worked with me...that will tell you all you need to know. Oct 09 06 03:01 pm Link I'm 25, and I know a guy younger than me who is an ex-cop. So yes, it's possible. Oct 09 06 03:04 pm Link Hey gang, what's a GWC? Oct 09 06 03:13 pm Link I've only ever cyber stalked by sheep herders sorry.  Oct 09 06 03:16 pm Link Emile Ashkar wrote: Oct 09 06 03:17 pm Link e-string wrote: Thank you for enlightening me. haha. Oct 09 06 03:21 pm Link Like your work e-string. Emile Oct 09 06 03:25 pm Link Like your work e-string. Emile Oct 09 06 03:26 pm Link I've been stalked for real by an escort/model manager who found me thru this site & was clearly psychotic. It's one of the reasons I won't allow escorts anymore. Of course, I knew enough to just call the cops & get valid legal advice instead of asking people on a photography internet site... Oct 09 06 03:30 pm Link SLE, I do have a call in to a contact we have with a governmental agency to find out what jurisdiction to go through and what agencies need to be involved...since it wasn't something that happened in person like your situation, I can't just call the local police and file a report. But, sorry something like that happened to you, it sucks. Glad you got it resolved quickly and easily and hopefully you haven't had a problem with the guy (I assume it was a guy) since then. Oct 09 06 03:45 pm Link Here we go again, why does a cop come on a model website to ask advice? Your not telling Santa the whole story now are you? Oct 09 06 04:45 pm Link This is the only thing that worked for me...(so far...."cringe") I hate to say this to you but its the only thing that worked for me...none of the cops did anything about it and prosecuting (even if some laws are totally broken) can cost a pretty penny for most amature models on here...your last resort if he becomes enraged or ceases to harrass you is to disappear for a while...for as long as it takes...I am sure it totally s*CKs to have the object of your harrassment totally up and vanish but I think it works...if you erased your profile...changed all of your numbers and all of you instant messaging screenames etc...it will drive the poor creep even crazier...but he will forget about you in a few months...unfortunately he will probably move on to the next person. I think its almost fool proof unless the cyber stalker decides to find out where you live or already knows. Fool Proof Method If he won't disappear...you may have to Then come back and reinvent yourself...or create a fresher and newer profile...if you truly cannot stop the wonderful hoppy or art rather of modeling...try doing it off the net until the guy goes nuts from not being able to harrass you ...he WILL give up I am positive! :-) Best Of Luck Oct 09 06 05:10 pm Link Oh, I forgot to add...not just your modeling portfolio...you have to disappear on ANY and ALL websites that he knows you frequent. It could make for a much happier return for you in a few months and very relieving.  Oct 09 06 05:21 pm Link Austyn229 wrote: The guy was calling me and posting about it online but there were 3 jurisdictions involved. Only hassle I could see for you would be if the guy was across state lines. Oct 09 06 06:18 pm Link I was by one, he now thinks we are engaged. Oct 09 06 06:45 pm Link Madcitychel wrote: But Sweetie, I have the Elk's Lodge and Motel 6 booked already! And I think I'm gonna get a sweet deal on the catering from Go Chicken Go... Oct 09 06 06:58 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: Oh, so I am not the only victim? Oct 09 06 07:02 pm Link Madcitychel wrote: Love is a victimless crime, baby... Oct 09 06 07:04 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: I think that is what Chicatilo said on his last trial. Oct 09 06 07:09 pm Link Next time I need legal advice on my last job I am coming to MM. Sadly the fact that Betty believed her two kids don't think about anything has led to peaceful nights staring at the fire. Oct 09 06 07:52 pm Link SLE Photography wrote: Yes, that's the issue we are dealing with...I am in NC, he is in Minnesota, according to his phone number. But, if I have to contact them AND here AND his email providers, so be it. Whatever it takes!! Oct 09 06 10:20 pm Link Austyn229 wrote: Wow...well, between that sort of threat and the serious danger you face every time someone asks you to shoot, necessitating you taking an armed escort, I would say go with the advice of the person who said the best thing to do is delete all your profiles, screen names, e-mails, and phone numbers and jsut dissapear till he gives up & goes away. It could take years, but better safe than sorry. If you don't expose yourself, you'll be safe! Oct 09 06 10:24 pm Link Unfortunately, this stuff rarely stops (or even improves) until you get the police involved. My story about being cyberstalked (which is now officially illegal in WA state, btw) by a photographer: http://josienutter.livejournal.com/345857.html Oct 10 06 09:24 pm Link Austyn229 wrote: This is the brief version ? Could you please give more details, I am having a hard time making up my mind so far.......... Oct 10 06 10:09 pm Link Austyn229 wrote: Hmm... 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