Tronson

BACKGROUND

Ortiz and Tronson are former coworkers who had a dating relationship that ended in November 2018. For a few months after the relationship ended, Ortiz repeatedly called Tronson. Ortiz told Tronson he was going to kill himself and that she needed to give him another chance. Tronson eventually stopped talking to Ortiz and blocked his calls. When Ortiz could no longer reach Tronson, he attempted to call from another number or sent her e-mails. In May 2019, Tronson met a man who obtained her phone number. Tronson declined the man’s subsequent attempt to meet with her again and told Ortiz about the incident. Shortly thereafter, Tronson began receiving threatening messages from an unidentified stalker. The stalker possessed private information about Tronson not available to her friends or to the general public. Tronson began to suspect that Ortiz was the stalker. She changed her telephone number and the harassing messages ceased. When Ortiz persuaded Tronson to give him her new phone number, the harassing messages resumed.

Because respondent and her family members share the same surname, we refer to the family members by their first names to avoid confusion.

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