Could I get arrested/into major trouble for this?

Yes it's a very serious offence, pack your cuddly penguin and say good-bye to mummy and daddy because your going to the high MAX security prison and sleeping with the killers for exposing your ex for not going to the gym 5 times a week and calling her a pig.

It's hardly harrassment if you didn't approach your ex in person and you sent the emails anonymously revealing a few secrets. That's a domestic issue, the police won't do anything. Your ex has just taken it personally like lots of girls who make a big deal out of everything. We all do silly things when we're angry - you have nothing to worry about.

It's hardly harrassment if you didn't approach your ex in person and you sent the emails anonymously revealing a few secrets. That's a domestic issue, the police won't do anything. Your ex has just taken it personally like lots of girls who make a big deal out of everything. We all do silly things when we're angry - you have nothing to worry about.

I sent emails to an ex (anonymously) saying bad stuff to her and then emailed her sister and revealed secrets about her. She has reported harassment to the police and I believe she has mentioned my name.

Will I get into trouble? How can they prove it was me? If I hid my IP address, could they track me down?

I'm so stupid for doing this. Has anyone ever done some stupid like this and then had the police involved etc?

I feel worried now. I didn't think she would get the police involved.

What should I do now? I haven't told anyone about this yet..

How old are you?

Yes you can be charged with harassment.

Depending on how they view it then, tes you could be taken to court and get a criminal record. It all depends on what you have done.

They might just give you a warning and tell your parents.

She did the right thing by reporting you to the police as you are clearly guilty and your only regret is that you got caught rather than any distress you caused your victim.

Under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997:

"A person must not pursue a course of conduct

Harassment also occurs when, on the grounds of race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, belief or religion, an employer - or their agent such as another employee or a manager - engages in unwanted conduct which has the purpose or effect of violating an individual's dignity or creating an interrogating, degrading, hostile offensive or humiliating environment for the employee in question. This is wide spectrum, and covers all types of harassment.

Such actions can be:

In addition, while the conduct must be unwanted by the recipient, it does not necessarily have to be that the harasser has a motive or an intention to harass. So it is still harassment even if the harasser does not know there is harm caused by their actions.

I think you'll be fine. Unless you're stalking her or something.

21.

Yeah you are right. But she deserved it.