Man sues over chatroom humiliation

**Jared Moya** · January 11th, 2006, 08:58 AM

The case, which is due for a hearing in an Ohio court today, is said to be the first of its kind.

According to Law.com, Medina County resident George Gillespie sued Mike Marlowe of Alabama and Bob Charpentier of Oregon after the two men began teasing him online.

Reports suggest that the teasing then ventured out of the chat room and into the real world, with Marlowe travelling from Alabama to Ohio in order to disrupt Gillespie’s mail service by handing a change-of-address form into a post office.

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**tomars** · January 11th, 2006, 10:42 AM

Geeks...

**mountain_rage** · January 11th, 2006, 05:05 PM

some people just simply have no lives so they must ruin the lives of others.

**Signa** · January 11th, 2006, 05:31 PM

my question is why did this guy give out his adress to these people in a chatroom? the victim is equally retarded in this case.

**DwarfBaby** · January 12th, 2006, 01:33 AM

"With Marlowe travelling from Alabama to Ohio in order to disrupt Gillespie’s mail service."

Ohio's not exactly right around the corner from Alabama, neither is Oregon. WTF.

There's a point when something goes from funny to stalker. Same goes for my sex life or so I've been told.

**Burd** · January 12th, 2006, 08:00 AM

Point number one: NEVER give out your name and address, or phone number even, in a chat room or bulletin board forum like this one. Point number two: there are a zillion (exagerattion I know) chat rooms and bulletin board discussion groups on the internet. If the one you're in is distressing you, go to the next one! I agree that these guys are sick to go to such lengths to harrass someone. But, the "victim" here bares some responsibility too: not to be so STUPID. Unforunately, stupidity is not against the law...but perhaps it should be. Now, the court system is going to be tied up by these idiots.