A mother is accused of cyberbullying her daughter and another teen for months.
Several US media reported that Kendra Gil Licari, a 42-year-old woman from Mount Pleasant, Michigan, who was also coaching a women’s basketball team, was arrested on Monday.
The harassment of the teen and her then-boyfriend allegedly began in early 2021, according to the Isabella County district attorney, citing the Morning Sun.
After several months of hate mail, a complaint was filed with the two victims’ school.
Since the bullying did not take place on school grounds and no school computer equipment was used, the investigation was passed on to the local police.
Kendra Gail Licari was eventually identified as the perpetrator by the FBI, who determined that the hate mail came from her IP address.
According to the complaint, which media outlets 9 & 10 News consulted, the mother was going to use camouflage software on her site.
She also allegedly used different phone numbers and area codes to impersonate another student at the school.
She was going to finally help her daughter file a police complaint.
According to the prosecutor, the text messages sent were “intimidating, insulting, demoralizing and just sassy”.
After the evidence was presented to her, the mother admitted to sending the hate mail, but did not give a reason for that.
She faces two counts of stalking a minor, two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, and one count of obstruction of justice.
