Cresco man pleads guilty to cyberstalking Minnesota victim
Michael McGuire, image courtesy of the Linn County Jail.
Faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 4:48 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A Howard County man has pleaded guilty to four counts of cyberstalking.
Michael Shawn McGuire, 57 of Cresco, confessed Friday in Cedar Rapids federal court to using Facebook and the mail to harass and intimidate another person. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says the cyberstalking took place between August 25, 2018, and May 25, 2019.
Authorities say numerous yard signs were posted at the victim’s home in Minnesota. The signs were sexually explicit and contained the victim’s name, telephone number, address, and email address. Sexually explicit mailings with semi-nude photos of the victim were sent to the victim’s friends, family members, and associates. In addition, various Facebook profiles sent similar semi-nud