Beginning in March 2024, a woman identified in court documents as Victim 1 and her family member, Victim 2, began receiving threatening phone calls and text messages demanding $150,000 and warning they were not safe.
The defendants allegedly plotted to harass and interfere with an individual who criticized the actions of the People's Republic of China while exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights within the United States of America.
In December 2022, the victim received a chilling email from Keating, where he threatened to kidnap her and included links to disturbing videos he created with similar threats.
"HYBE will take a zero-tolerance approach to the criminal activity of commoditizing and trading artists' personal information, holding those responsible accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
According to court documents, 55-year-old Michael Lewis of Denton, Texas was charged with Level 5 felony stalking after allegedly sending Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark threats.