A cyber stalking scandal which took place here at UCF has developed into national news.
Patrick Macchione,24, was sentenced to 4 years in prison with 15 years of probation pleading no contest on 19 charges of cyberstalking, according to ABC news. The network reported Macchione stalked fellow UCF student Kristen Pratt for over a year before he was arrested.
Macchione was accused of sending death threats via the popular social networking site Twitter, and over 27 threatening videos over Youtube.
The two met when they were students at UCF in 2009, Pratt claims the relationship was normal at first, but took a turn for the worse shortly after. According to Pratt, the relationship got weird once Macchione started leaving hundreds of voicemails and text messages routinely.
Pratt is still not completely satisfied claiming that 15 years of probation is not enough, and he is not completely locked down with just an ankle bracelet on.
