California Man Admits to Cyberstalking Two Teenage Girls Details Written by FBI
Los Angeles, California - A Covina man pleaded guilty to federal cyberstalking charges for his multiyear internet harassment campaign against two teenage girls who rejected his sexual advances.
Carl De Vera Bennington, 34, pleaded guilty via videoconference to two counts of cyberstalking.
According to his plea agreement, Bennington repeatedly sent one victim unsolicited online messages over a period of several years. When she blocked him from contacting her from one of her online accounts, Bennington created new online accounts and then continued sending her messages, including graphic messages between June and November 2019 in which he insulted the victim, demanded she engage in sex acts with him, and threatened to sexually assault her. When the victim demanded that Bennington stop harassing her, he threatened to kill her and her family.