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N.J. Court: Posting Videos Trying to Get Prosecutor Fired = Illegal "Cyber-Harassment"

Eugene Volokh | 6.26.2026 3:18 PM

From J.V. v. C.H., decided June 18 by New Jersey appellate judges Lisa Rose and Patrick DeAlmeida; Carl and Jane are the court's pseudonyms for the parties, which I'll also use for convenience:

Defendant C.H. (Carl) appeals from a … final protective order (FPO) issued against him and in favor of plaintiff J.V. (Jane) pursuant to the Victim's Assistance and Survivor Protection Act (VASPA)….

The parties first encountered each other in February 2023, when Jane, an assistant prosecutor, was assigned to a criminal case charging F.E., Carl's former girlfriend, with third-degree burglary and third-degree theft charges allegedly committed against Carl….

Charges against F.E. for theft were later reduced and charges for violating a final restraining order were dropped, and Carl was upset:

Carl contacted Jane and her supervisors "indicating he was highly offended by the meeting," "unhappy with how the meeting went," and dissatisfied with the manner in which the prosecution was handled…. Jane explained Carl sent emails "multiple times a day" and their tone "became more angry and more accusatory in nature." In particular, Jane testified she received "seventy-six emails in seventy-eight days, some of which were sent on multiple occasions on the same day."

In his emails, Carl said "he had no faith in [Jane's] prosecution of the case," claimed she was lying to him, and stated, "you think you're getting over, but soon you will see," which Jane perceived as a threat against her. Carl also called "[t]wo to three times a day" and thrice appeared at her office without an........

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