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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Doxxing Can Now Put You in Jail: Woman Arrested for Sharing Man's Arrest Records Online

Sharing someone’s personal arrest records online can now lead to criminal charges, as one woman recently learned. (Credit: Monroe County Sheriffs office)

In Monroe County, Tennessee, a woman recently discovered that sharing information online can carry serious legal consequences. Emilee 'Emma' Berger, 28, posted a man's arrest warrant to a local Facebook group, believing it was harmless public information.

But what seemed like transparency quickly turned into a criminal case. Authorities arrested her and charged her with identity theft, highlighting just how far the law reaches when private details are exposed online.

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