My Social Network Stalker
This special tells the true story of Ruth Jeffrey, whose ordeal made the headlines in 2011. For three and a half years, she was subjected to emotional and mental abuse at the hands of an unknown stalker and pushed to the brink of suicide after suffering the indignity of her naked images being posted on adult websites and distributed to family and friends. When the stalker was finally caught, the revelation of the man's identity proved as traumatic as what she had already endured.
This special tells the true story of Ruth Jeffrey, whose ordeal made the headlines in 2011. For three and a half years, she was subjected to emotional and mental abuse at the hands of an unknown stalker and pushed to the brink of suicide after suffering the indignity of her naked images being posted on adult websites and distributed to family and friends. When the stalker was finally caught, the revelation of the man's identity proved as traumatic as what she had already endured.
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