Dover man who cyber stalked three women over five years gets 41 months in prison

CONCORD - A Dover man has been sentenced for stalking three women he was in intimate relationships with over a period of five years by using anonymous phone numbers and email accounts to create a fictitious stalker, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced on Thurslday.

Jason Subirana, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 41 months in prison and a $15,000 fine. He was also ordered to pay $12,110.82 in restitution. Subirana pleaded guilty to three counts of cyberstalking on May 20.

Between November 2016 - December 2021, the defendant stalked three women he was in close personal relationships with. He used more than 50 anonymous phone numbers, provided by TextNow, and anonymous email accounts to send more than over 650 harassing messages to the three victims from a fictitious stalker. He attempted to manipulate his victims and cause emotional distress. In addition to sending harassing communications to the victims, the defendant also sent himself harassing messages from the fictitious stalker using anonymous accounts. The defendant collected compromising information about the victims and then sent the compromising information to himself under the guise that he received it from "the stalker." The defendant then actively distanced himself from "the stalker" by accusing innocent individuals of being his victim's "stalker."

"For five years, this defendant weaponized personal relationships to inflict fear, humiliation, and emotional harm on his victims," said U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan. "Cyberstalking is not a crime that happens only online--it causes lasting damage in the real world. This sentence holds the defendant accountable for his campaign of intimidation and demonstrates our commitment to protecting victims from those who misuse technology to harass and control others."

"What Jason Subirana did was simply outrageous and now he'll pay a hefty price for his crimes," said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Division. "Mr. Subirana engaged in a five-year cyberstalking campaign during which he betrayed the trust of his victims and inflicted significant and lasting emotional harm. This sentence holds him accountable for using today's technology in such a despicable way."