[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Nicole Christopoulos took her malfunctioning computer to Best Buy in hopes of getting it repaired.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]And while the man behind the counter accessed her hard drive, it wasn't solely to repair a problem.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Instead, Greg Schaffter jotted down personal information stored on the Arlington Heights woman's computer and within days, she began receiving harassing messages.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]E-mails and phone calls, explicit photos and threats against her family, with specific names and addresses, began arriving.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]In March, Schaffter was sentenced to three years in prison for cyberstalking after he admitted he used his computer technician job for personal means.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]This week, Christopoulos filed suit against Best Buy, demanding that it take responsibility for the actions of its former employee.
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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-bestbuy19.html
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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]And while the man behind the counter accessed her hard drive, it wasn't solely to repair a problem.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Instead, Greg Schaffter jotted down personal information stored on the Arlington Heights woman's computer and within days, she began receiving harassing messages.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]E-mails and phone calls, explicit photos and threats against her family, with specific names and addresses, began arriving.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]In March, Schaffter was sentenced to three years in prison for cyberstalking after he admitted he used his computer technician job for personal means.[/font]
[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]This week, Christopoulos filed suit against Best Buy, demanding that it take responsibility for the actions of its former employee.
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[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-bestbuy19.html
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