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Wuss sues for harrassment in AOL chat room...

Whoozyerdaddy

Whoozyerdaddy

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Unbelievable...

Gillespie, 53, claims that Marlowe and Bob Charpentier, a 52-year-old Oregon resident, insulted him and harassed him in the AOL chatroom called "Romance ? Older Men" to the point where it inflicted "severe emotional distress and physical injury that is of a nature no reasonable man could be expected to endure it."
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Just... wow. If you read the whole thing all you want to do is shake your head and mumble "damn kids". Except, these guys are in their 50's.

 
If I were the judge this case was brought before, I would immediately rule in favor of the defendent and sentence the plaintiff to being rolled up in a carpet and thrown off the nearest bridge.
 
wow, and we used to go into those rooms and tell the rest of the room 'luvlygrl69' (or whoever) was actually a fat, sweaty Texan who liked children, for no good reason other than to piss them off...
 
Gillespie alleges that the duo intruded into his "private affairs." The complaint states that Marlowe actually drove from Alabama to Ohio to photograph the plaintiff's home, which he then posted on the Web. He also allegedly went to the courthouse in Medina to dig up personal dirt on Gillespie, which he then also disseminated over the Internet.

The case is not simply "someone conversing in a chatroom" but also involves "harassing someone in Ohio," which gives Ohio courts jurisdiction, according to Gillespie's lawyers.

"Had the defendants stayed in the chatrooms, there would be no jurisdiction here, case closed" Gillespie's attorney Theodore Lesiak stated in the complaint. "Defendant did not."
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Originally posted by: cKGunslinger
Gillespie alleges that the duo intruded into his "private affairs." The complaint states that Marlowe actually drove from Alabama to Ohio to photograph the plaintiff's home, which he then posted on the Web. He also allegedly went to the courthouse in Medina to dig up personal dirt on Gillespie, which he then also disseminated over the Internet.

The case is not simply "someone conversing in a chatroom" but also involves "harassing someone in Ohio," which gives Ohio courts jurisdiction, according to Gillespie's lawyers.

"Had the defendants stayed in the chatrooms, there would be no jurisdiction here, case closed" Gillespie's attorney Theodore Lesiak stated in the complaint. "Defendant did not."
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The defendent claims to have never been to ohio. plus, the article also states that it is not illegal to post a pic of someone's house on the internet. As far as the digging of info, all he could find would be just what is public record.

this whole thing is silly and it is unfortunate that the defendent will have to spend money to defend against this.

once again... only the lawyers will win.
 
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