Stites filed for a personal protection order, which held up for six years. But when that order expired, filing a new one proved difficult, as the court required a hearing with both parties present.
McMahon alleged that Luthmann committed a felony violation of a criminal protective order when Substack sent out a July 13 newsletter from Luthmann's account.
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.
