Michigan mom charged with stalking after 'catfishing' and harassing her own daughter online, police say
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- Police arrested Kendra G. Licari on Monday, according to The Morning Sun.
- Licari is charged with using a computer to commit a crime, stalking a minor, and obstruction of justice.
- Licari was released from jail after paying a $5,000 bond.
A Michigan mom and former basketball coach is facing criminal charges for catfishing and harassing her own daughter and another teen, according to local news reports.
Authorities charged Kendra G. Licari, 42, with two counts of using a computer to commit a crime, two counts of stalking a minor, and one count of obstruction of justice, according to MLive. Licari was arrested on December 12 and charged in Isabella County District Court.
Frank Barberi, a prosecutor of Isabella County, told The Morning Sun that Licari is accused of sending 349 pages worth of harassing text and social media messages to her own daughter and using a Virtual Private Network to hide the location of where the messages were coming from.
School administrators began investigating the harassment of Licari's daughter after someone made a cyberbullying report to administrators at Beal City Schools in December 2021, according to The Morning Sun. Licari was a girls' basketball coach at the school when the complaint was made and was subsequently asked by school officials not to return after the basketball season ended, the outlet reported.
The school asked The Isabella County Sheriff's Department to investigate the case in January 2022, according to The Morning Sun. According to court documents, the time span of Licari's crime lasted from September 13, 2021 to February 2022, MLive reported.
Licari was released from jail after posting a $5,000 bond on Monday and her next court appearance is scheduled for December 29, 2022, according to The Morning Sun.