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STATE OF CONNECTICUT - CT Gen Stat § 53a-181f. (2025), Electronic stalking: Class D felony.

(a) A person is guilty of electronic stalking when such person, with the intent to kill, injure, harass or intimidate, uses any interactive computer service or electronic communication service, electronic communication system or electronic monitoring system to place another person under surveillance or otherwise to engage in a course of conduct that: (1) Places such other person in reasonable fear of the death of or serious bodily injury to (A) such person, (B) an immediate family member of such person, or (C) an intimate partner of such person; or (2) causes, attempts to cause or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional distress to a person described in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, (1) “immediate family member” means (A) a spouse, parent, brother or sister or a child of the person or person to whom the person stands in loco parentis, or (B) any person living in the household and related to the person by blood or marriage, and (2) “intimate partner” means a (A) former spouse, (B) person who has a child in common with the person regardless of whether they are or have been married or are living or have lived together at any time, or (C) person in, or who has recently been in, a dating relationship with the person.

Crimes committed against persons experiencing harassment

Violent crime - physical abuse, burns,, rape, psychological torture 

Sexual exploitation - virtual rape, image based sexual abuse 

Civil Rights Violation - loss of constitutional rights, illegal entry into home car, mind, & sleep 

Domestic Violence - abused and attacked in the home, physical ,sexual, financial, isolation, home surveillance 

Stalking - following a victim, GPS tracking, AirTags, cell phone location monitoring

Human Trafficking - sold for entertainment, broadcasting video home recordings 

Hate Crime - physical violence, property damage, threats, intimidation, fear due to race, gender, marital status. 

Fraud - financial, skimming accounts and income, theft, bank fraud 

Internet Crime - hacking, identity theft, spyware 

White Collar Crime - Intellectual property crime, mind rape