Rival Realtor Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

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Rival Realtor Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking

Posted Jan 2, 2008, 02:59 pm CST
By Molly McDonough

A real estate agent who created fake, 'raunchy' online escort ads on Craigslist.com in order to target a rival agent has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking.

The case involving Dean Isenberg has led the victim, Isenberg's former co-worker Debbie Blasberg, to push for stronger cyberstalking laws in Florida, the Miami Herald reports. Blasberg's phone numbers and personal information were included in the ads, which reportedly led to hundreds of lurid phone calls.

Isenberg will avoid any jail time in his plea agreement. Instead, the Herald reports he will pay Blasberg $12,500, serve 300 hours of community service and four years of probation.