A Maryland man has been arrested on a
cyberstalking charge in connection with allegedly sending an epilepsy sufferer
an animated Twitter message telling the victim that “you deserve a seizure,”
federal officials said.
The victim has been identified as Newsweek writer Kurt Eichenwald who is a critic of President Trump. The Justice Department said that after viewing the strobe image,
the victim “immediately suffered a seizure.”
Eichenwald has written for Newsweek about having
epilepsy.
Cyberspace is filled with harsh exchanges. However,
the allegations in this case suggest it may be one of the first in which
physical harm resulted from receipt of a cybermessage.
The Twitter message told the recipient “you deserve
a seizure for your post,” according to a statement from the Justice Department.
The statement did not name the alleged victim.
On his Twitter feed, Eichenwald said that the FBI
had arrested “the man who assaulted me using a strobe on twitter that triggered
a seizure.” The Dallas police also investigated.
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