Baltimore, Maryland – A chilling case of cyberstalking, attempted murder for hire, and perpetrating false information and hoaxes has unfolded in Maryland, leaving one victim shaken and fearful for her life.
Desmond Babloo Singh, 19, of New York, has been arrested and charged with federal crimes, including cyberstalking, causing intentional damage to a protected computer, aggravated identity theft, e-mailing a hoax bomb threat, and murder for hire.
According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, in February 2020, Singh sent the victim, Jane Doe, an Instagram story, professing his love for her. Jane Doe, a former classmate of Singh’s older sister, rejected Singh’s romantic advances and told him that she was not interested in a relationship with him.
However, from approximately April 18, 2020, through November 24, 2020, Singh allegedly used more than 100 different social media, electronic communication, and phone accounts to send Jane Doe harassing and unsolicited messages. The messages included express and implied threats of death and bodily injury, sexualized violence, and racial slurs.
Singh allegedly accessed several of Jane Doe’s electronic accounts without authorization, changing her passwords to lock her out of her accounts and posting offensive images and statements to her accounts without authorization. He also obtained personal images that had been privately stored in Jane Doe’s Snapchat account, which he later posted on social media accounts used to harass Jane Doe, and sent via text message to Jane Doe and her family members.
If convicted, Singh faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for cyberstalking; a maximum of 10 years in federal prison for causing intentional damage to a protected computer; a mandatory two years in federal prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for aggravated identity theft; a maximum of five years in federal prison for e-mailing a hoax bomb threat; and a maximum of 10 years in federal prison for murder for hire.
Singh is currently being held without bail and is expected to have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York later today. He will also have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore at a later date.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Cybercrime|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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