September 5, 2006
Inmate harrasses real estate woman by SMS
We've heard of inmates using cell phones to organize crime on the outside or rioting, leveraging minutes in echange for cash or goods, but this is the first story about an inmate sexually harrassing women by text messaging from behind bars.
According to stuff.co New Zealand "National MP Simon Power has released a copy of a memo from the real estate agent's office which alleges a prisoner has been texting saleswomen making enquiries about properties for sale on the web.
"He targets females. He asks for information to be sent to Private Bag 4720, Christchurch. This is Christchurch Prison," the memo states. "We understand he then follows up with offensive texts which are of an obscene nature," it states.
Mr Power said he was stunned by the revelation an imate at Christchurch Prison was harassing women by text. All the real estate agents had been told was "they shouldn't reply to the texts".
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