Edward John Kay, 54, from Rigby, Idaho, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick in Boston to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $16,586.31 in restitution. Kay pleaded guilty to a single count of cyberstalking in January 2026 after being arrested in July 2025. He targeted a Massachusetts university professor, sending more than 80 harassing messages via LinkedIn and email between January and July 2025, alternating between expressions of affection and threats. Kay also posted a poem on LinkedIn and threatened university officials. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Allegra Flamm with support from the FBI and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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