Rigby man arrested after allegedly cyberstalking Massachusetts university professor

Summary

A 53-year-old man from Rigby, Idaho, was arrested for allegedly cyberstalking a university professor in Massachusetts. Edward John Kay sent over 80 harassing messages to the professor via email and LinkedIn after dropping her online course in January. The messages included expressions of obsessive "adoration" and referenced the professor’s minor child by name. Kay also sent threatening communications to university offices and claimed he had purchased a plane ticket to attend a class at the university despite being banned from enrollment. He was arrested in Rigby and faces a federal cyberstalking charge, which could result in up to five years in prison. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts with assistance from the FBI and local law enforcement.