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"The emails started in late 2009 or early 2010 – she can't remember exactly,

because it was only a few months later that they grew disturbing and she

started documenting things.

"At first, she felt bad for him, so she shared some personal information and

offered advice.

"'But when it seemed to me that it was turning into something that gave me a

bad feeling in the pit of my stomach, that he seems to think there's some sort

of relationship here that does not exist … I tried to slowly back away from it,

and he just started getting angry and vulgar to the point I had to tell him to

stop,' she told the judge.

"'And he was not OK with that. He would send me things and basically tell

me, "You're going to need restraining order now." "You can't make me stop.

I know all these things about you." "I'm going to tell everyone about your

life."

"An email in April 2010 said, 'Have another drink and go hang yourself, you

cowardly little lush. Don't contact you again? I don't give a (expletive).

(Expletive) you.'

"Later that month, the woman was suddenly put on probation at the bank

where she worked. She said a supervisor told her it was because of an email

from Ramos and a follow-up phone call in which he advised them to fire her.

"She said she was laid off in September and believes, but can't prove, it was

because of Ramos. She's since gotten another job.

"When she learned what Ramos had done, she called police. He stopped

contacting her for a while and started counseling in November. Still, the

silence was not comforting.

"'That just left me to feel like he was stewing,' she said. 'For all the time he

was silent, he's collecting things about me. And then comes back at me, like,

10 times worse than he had before.'

"The messages resumed in January, referring to friends' Facebook profiles and

postings about her and about Ramos himself.

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"His messages rambled, calling her 'a bipolar drunkard leading a double life'

and saying 'Expletive you, leave me alone' though she hadn't written him in

months. He told her she was afraid to let a man get close to her and discussed

her family, friends, job and Rotary Club involvement – all information

gleaned from the Internet.

"In January, the victim went to court to get a peace order and file charges.

Finally, he stopped for good. Ramos, a tall, thin man with long hair he wears

in a ponytail, did not speak at the hearing and did not return a call for

comment left with his attorney.

"He has a degree in computer engineering and has worked for the U.S. Bureau

of Labor Statistics for six years, Drewniak said. He had no previous criminal

record.