Summary Of I Will Ruin Him By James Lasden

James Lasden is an educator and author who was cyberstalked by one of his former students over the course of several months. The title of his article, “I Will Ruin Him” is a clear demonstration of what were his stalker’s intentions. The student began emailing her former instructor seeking out advice and assistance with editing her novel. Since the author was familiar with the student’s work and has praised her highly in the past, he offered his own agent as a helpful source, who then recommended a freelance editor. Within a short window of time, his student, whose name has been changed to Nasheen, began threatening and harassing everyone involved in this situation. She began writing malicious online reviews about his books, and eventually started contacting people involved in his freelance work and the schools at which he taught.
This eventually progressed into sending disturbing emails to his colleagues the introduced to her earlier, accusing the author of rape, inappropriate sexual conduct and stealing her writing. She also threatened the author and his associates, claiming that there will be dire consequences and that he will pay for his actions. After emailing his colleagues didn’t evoke a response, Nasheen began writing extremely negative reviews about the author’s books on various sites while claiming the author stole her work. Every couple of months, Nasheen’s attacks would increase in severity and publicity until it reached a boiling point. When Nasheen began sending emails and posting messages across the web in James Lasden’s name, he felt he had enough proof to have Nasheen charged with identity theft. It was at this point that he contacted NYPD and pressed