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Cyberstalker Sentenced to Prison in Tennessee
A 36-year-old man from Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a woman in Tennessee, sending intimate photos to her friends and associates, and faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
On February 9, 2022, Zachary Hood, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Chattanooga.
According to court documents, Hood created a fake Facebook account and assumed the identity of a female victim whose name is being withheld for privacy reasons. Hood admitted that, using the Facebook account, he sent intimate photographs of the victim to the victim’s friends and associates.
Hood also contacted the victim’s husband directly, sending the husband nude photographs of the victim and making lewd and sexually suggestive comments about the victim’s appearance. Hood also contacted eight other women, sending each woman intimate photographs of herself, sometimes accompanied by his own commentary.
This prosecution is the result of a joint effort between the United States Attorney’s Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation offices in the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Assistant United States Attorney Kyle J. Wilson represented the United States in court.
The sentencing has been set for June 16, 2022, before United States District Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr.
Mandatory Facts:
* Defendant: Zachary Hood, 36
* Crime: Cyberstalking
* City and State: Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Date: February 9, 2022
* Sentence: Up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Cybercrime|Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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