65-year-old Virginia resident Barbara Goddard was repeatedly harassed on the internet and at her home for at least 18 months between 2007 and 2009 after an unknown assailant repeatedly posted her private information, including her home address, on Craigslist. The fraudulent personal ad promised a "casual encounter." While police say they had a "good idea" of whom had posted the ad, there had been no charges aimed against the likely suspect. A Fairfax County spokesperson says that a "void in the law" has kept the police from taking further action.

At one point during the 18 month period between late 2007 and March 2009, Goddard placed a sign on her door which read "If you're from Craigslist, you've been set up." The next fraudulent ad to be posted read "My cell phone isn't working, but I will be home, so bang on the patio door. Ignore notice on front door."The Washington Post: A Twisted Case of Cyberharassment

"My life has been turned upside down. I don't sleep well. I check the door constantly. Why do I have to live like this?"Suspect once posted her work number, resulting in hundreds of calls by men to her workThe Washington Post: A Twisted Case of Cyberharassment — Barbara Goddard, on her life since the incidents started