Stalking Is a Suable Offense—They Could Owe You Money

Most people don't know that when a relationship ends, if one of the parties to that relationship is harassing and stalking, they generally think, "Let's get a restraining order." And that's probably a good idea. There are also civil claims in civil court for damages — for example, intentional infliction of emotional distress. You're causing that person to be emotionally distressed because you're stalking and harassing them. The benefit there, if you want to call it that, would be a payout. And the payout would be potentially significant, depending on the facts and evidence, because punitive damages attach.