Cross-State Stalker Pleads Guilty

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Brett Dadig, 31, of Whitehall Borough, Pennsylvania, admitted in federal court today to a year-long campaign of terror against eleven women across the country. Between May and November 2025, Dadig stalked victims in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, and New York, escalating from online harassment to in-person intimidation.

The feds say Dadig, fixated on women—many of whom worked in the fitness industry—didn’t just stop at digital creepiness. He showed up at their homes and jobs, followed them, and blasted their personal info—names, addresses—online without their consent. Even after two Pittsburgh women obtained Protection From Abuse orders against him, Dadig brazenly continued the harassment, both online and physically. When gyms banned him, he simply skipped to the next state and kept the nightmare going.

Court documents reveal Dadig’s threats were chillingly explicit. He fantasized about causing severe physical harm, referenced corpses, and even threatened arson at gyms. Adding a disturbing twist, the indictment alleges Dadig leveraged an AI chatbot to aid in his stalking efforts. The specifics of how he used the AI weren’t immediately disclosed.

Dadig pleaded guilty to 11 federal counts of cyberstalking, interstate stalking and making threats before Judge Horan. Sentencing is scheduled for a later date. Prosecutors have yet to reveal the length of sentence they’ll request, but with eleven counts and a cross-state pattern of behavior, Dadig is likely facing significant time.