Washington Man Charged With Cyberstalking

July 16, 2022 3:50 am

WASHINGTON, Pa. (WPXI) — A Washington man has been federally charged for cyberstalking following a PFA order from his ex-wife.  Authorities say 53-year-old Eric Scholl placed a GPS device underneath his ex-wife’s car, tracking her location for months. They say he also hacked into her phone, changing the linked email address to his own.  According to 53-year-old Eric Scholl’s ex-wife, the abuse began in March of 2021 when Scholl placed his hands on her neck. And police say Scholl didn’t stop. After the PFA was filed, he turned to the internet, weaponizing her personal information. Authorities say he hacked her cell phone, changed the linked email to his own, posted lewd sexual videos to Reddit as if it was her, and infiltrated her PayPal. Officials say he committed many of these crimes while living in a halfway house in downtown Pittsburgh. According to the criminal complaint, Scholl sent threatening emails, broke into her home, removed her firearm and camera, placed a GPS tracker on her car, and terrorized the woman for nearly 2 years. Scholl was indicted in federal court on a count of cyberstalking and is detained.