Man accused of sending fake emails outing roommate
Nicholas Jensen, a freshman at Iowa State University, stands accused of pretending to be his roommate, Tyler Rasmussen, and sending "coming out" e-mails to 45 people in Rasmussen's address book. Rasmussen isn't gay, and he isn't Jensen's roommate anymore, either. "[Jensen] apparently thought the victim was too nice of a guy, so he was trying to take him down," said Capt. Gene Deisinger of the ISU police department. ISU police considered hate crime charges, to which we say, "Huh?" but instead, Jensen is in jail, charged with electronic and mechanical eavesdropping, unauthorized computer access, and harassment. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and fines.
Des Moines Register
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