Providence Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking His Ex-Wife

PORTLAND, ME — A Providence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to cyberstalking his former spouse, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.

Larry Spencer, 63, faces up to five years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine for the cyberstalking, which court records say occurred between March 2019 and September 2019.

The victim, who wasn't named, ended their brief marriage in 2016 and filed for a restraining order in Maryland, where they both formerly lived. Despite the restraining order and the victim relocating, court records show, Spencer continued to harass and intimidate the victim on social media and by email.

Harassment and threats continued after the victim moved to Maine in 2018 and obtained a protection from abuse order in March 2019. The protection order included explicit language that the “Defendant shall not post any direct or indirect threats about or concerning the plaintiff on social media/online,” court records show.

Spencer will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office, officials said. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.