A mother from Michigan has been arrested after allegedly using a false name to harass her teenage daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend online.
Kendra Gail Licari, a Michigan lady, was implicated in a catfishing plot that targeted her daughter, and she was charged with numerous felonies as a result.
Following a year-long investigation, Kendra Gail Licari, 42, was detained and charged on Monday, December 12.
The inquiry, which started with an allegation of cyberbullying against a girl and her boyfriend in December 2021, came to a head this year with the revelation that the teen’s mother was behind it.
According to Beal City, Michigan reports, a Michigan girl claimed to have endured harassment for more than a year via texts and social media communications.
Authorities said that she visited her mother, Kendra Gail Licari. She is a 42-year-old girls’ basketball coach.
Kendra Gail Licari’s daughter and her boyfriend were harassed through text messages
Beginning in early 2021, Kendra Gail Licari, a girls’ basketball coach for Beal City Schools, harassed her daughter and her boyfriend for over a full year using virtual private networks.
Licari reportedly collaborated with the mother of the other adolescent to identify the person who was behind the insulting texts.
According to reports, law police were called in after Beal City Schools made a formal complaint in December 2021.
The investigation turned up at least 349 pages of abusive texts and social media posts from Kendra Gail Licari.
Authorities apparently attempted to identify the IP address from which the communications were being transmitted.
Still, they found that the suspect had concealed their location by using various virtual private networks.
According to reports, local law enforcement ran out of options in the investigation in April of this year and turned to the FBI for assistance.
What was she accused of?
Licari was supposedly apprehended.
The IP address used to send the abusive text messages was eventually located by the FBI, who found that it belonged to the teen’s mother.
Licari, who was arraigned on Monday and later released on a $5,000 bond, reportedly admitted to the crime but withheld her motivation.
Two counts of stalking a juvenile, two counts of using a computer to conduct a crime, and one count of obstructing the administration of justice were brought against Kendra Gail Licari.
Later this month, when the suspect returns to court, the judge will decide whether or not the matter will go to trial.
According to the New York Post, a 10-year sentence is imposed for using a computer to commit a crime.
The maximum sentence for stalking juveniles and impeding the court system is five years in prison.
