Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Sexually Explicit Calls To Rhode Island Women: Feds

PROVIDENCE, RI — A California man charged with making obscene, harassing and threatening phone calls to three Rhode Island women and others was sentenced to three years in federal prison.

Justin Glauthier, 31, previously pleaded guilty to stalking through cellular and internet communications.

Glauthier, a resident of Anaheim, "obtained women’s names, photographs, and other personal information from the internet and used that information to make repeated, unwanted, sexually explicit, and threatening calls," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.

"During dozens of calls to at least nine identified victims, Glauthier, using a false name and hiding his identity by creating voice of internet protocol phone numbers or the *67 function on his phone, made sexually explicit and threatening statements, at times claiming to know where victims lived or worked and threatening to appear at their homes or workplaces if they did not comply with his demands to continue speaking with him or describing the sexual acts he wanted or was planning to do with the victims," the release said.

"On some of the calls, Glauthier would tell victims that he had masturbated to their online photos and would masturbate while on a call with a victim," according to the release.

The FBI linked the calls to Glauthier, who was arrested in Anaheim in March 2025, the release said.

“Glauthier believed he could hide behind a phone and inflict fear without consequence,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles C. Calenda said in the release.

“He was wrong. The federal system held him accountable, and we will continue to aggressively pursue anyone who thinks they can use digital tools to terrorize vulnerable victims,” Calenda said.

“Justin Glauthier was a prolific, persistent, and pernicious cyber predator who relentlessly taunted and tormented dozens of victims with sexually explicit and threatening calls, and deliberately took steps to hide his identity,” Ted E. Docks, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, said in the release.

“We are especially grateful to the courageous victims who came forward — they’re willingness to speak up enabled the FBI to identify Glauthier and ultimately stop this incessant harassment," Docks said. "Today’s sentence should serve a lesson to anyone who attempts to inflict this type of cruelty on others: the FBI will find you and will ensure you are brought to justice.”

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