Hawaii man sentenced to supervision over Utah cyberstalking

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A Hawaii man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a Utah family by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries and prostitutes has been sentenced to three years of supervision and strict internet limits.

Loren Okamura, 45, apologized while appearing from his home in Hawaii during a video conference hearing based out of U.S. District Court in Utah. Okamura said he was struggling with depression after his wife died when the cyberstalking occurred. He was given credit in the sentence for the nearly one year he spent in jail before being released in October 2020, several months after he accepted a plea deal.

The cyber harassment was “extensive and horrific,” said Karin Fojtik, a prosecutor handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Utah. She objected to loosening strict rules Okamura must follow to be able to use the internet. “This was a serious crime and involved a serious impact on victims,” Waddoups said. ”It Involved conduct that is not only contrary to the law, its contrary to society’s norms.”

Nobody from the Gilmore family spoke during the sentencing hearing but an attorney representing them said the family is grateful to federal agents and prosecutor who worked on the case, Cane said.“The family has been through a terrible ordeal and is grateful that it is over and that Mr. Okamura has been held accountable for his actions,” Crane said in an emailed statement.

 

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The article didn’t mention why this guy picked this family...

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He needs to be in jail.

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