“Matthew Steven” (Newmarket/Toronto, Ontario, Canada & US) – Victim Impact Statement

This victim impact statement was originally posted in February 2025 but was removed due to being continuously falsely reported. However, it has since been reapproved and reinstated after an appeal to Google. — Dear Reader, Breakups happen; they are a sad but normal part of life. Matthew Steven and I were both high-achieving people who wanted good careers, stable finances, and to be able to take care of ourselves and our families; I understood this. I became multiple award-winning myself because of that same drive. However, in 2015, a man I once considered a friend, with whom I believed I was in a polyamorous relationship at his request and insistence, decided to label me a “cheater” months after said relationship started for the first time—an accusation that utterly broke my heart, mainly because it was entirely false and knowingly so. It was not a misunderstanding. He had played video games with me and my husband, spent thousands of hours with me—many of them while I was sitting next ...

Under federal law, cyberstalking was primarily addressed through Title 18 U.S.C. § 2261A, part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), amended in 2013 to explicitly include electronic communications. In July 2015, this statute defined stalking (including cyberstalking) as engaging in a course of conduct (two or more acts) using electronic communications, such as email, social media, or other digital platforms, with the intent to: Harass, intimidate , or cause substantial emotional distress to the victim, or Place the victim in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to themselves, their immediate family, spouse/partner, or pet In the context of sextortion, cyberstalking involved a perpetrator using digital tools to gather personal information (e.g., nude photos, addresses, or other sensitive data ) and leveraging that information to extort sexual favors , additional images, or other demands , often through threats to expose the information publicly. Key characteristics of ...

Our reply is under this lawyer’s letter sent via website contact form. — — — First and Last Name: Edward Feldman, Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP Email Address: ***@millershakman.com Referenced Link: https://millershakman.sharefile.com/public/share/*** Message: Dear [“Jane Doe”]: My firm represents Matthew Steven (“Matthew”) with respect to the various statements you have made about him online, on platforms including X, YouTube, Medium, Reddit, Blogspot, and others, as well as statements you have apparently made regarding him to various law enforcement agencies. I write to respond to these statements and to offer an opportunity to attend a mediated discussion with Matthew to clear up misunderstandings. [This is the second time I have reached out to you via the contact form on this website; the first was on Monday, April 21. I have also attempted to contact you via  blogspot.com , but received error messages when submitting a message via the contact form there.] Based on my ...

According to the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol), “trafficking in persons” shall mean: the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion , of abduction, of fraud , of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability, or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation , forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs.

First and Last Name : Edward Feldman, Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP Email Address : ***@millershakman.com Referenced Link : https://millershakman. sharefile.com/public/share/*** Message : Dear [“Jane Doe”]: My firm represents Matthew Steven (“Matthew”) with respect to the various statements you have made about him online, on platforms including X, YouTube, Medium, Reddit, Blogspot, and others, as well as statements you have apparently made regarding him to various law enforcement agencies. I write to respond to these statements and to offer an opportunity to attend a mediated discussion with Matthew to clear up misunderstandings. Based on my firm’s review of your online statements, you have alleged that Matthew, starting in 2021 , began engaging in a campaign of targeted harassment, directed at you, which you say he conducted through a network of associates using anonymous online accounts. You allege that those accounts have made derogatory and untrue comments about you and t...