BOSTON (WWLP) – An Idaho man has been charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts professor after allegedly harassing and intimidating her over email and LinkedIn.
In a news release sent to 22News from the Department of Justice, 53-year-old Edward John Kay of Rigby, Idaho, met the professor in January when he enrolled in an online course on psychosis at a university’s extension school. It is alleged that, after one Zoom meeting with the victim and one virtual class session, Kay became fixated on the victim, dropped the course, and proceeded to harass and intimidate the victim over email and LinkedIn for the following five months.
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It is alleged that Kay sent the victim over 80 harassing communications via LinkedIn and email. He allegedly expressed his adoration and love for the victim and repeatedly mentioned the victim’s minor child by name. It is alleged that the communications included:
- An April 1, 2025 LinkedIn message sent to the victim, in which Kay allegedly stated: “I miss you-truly, deeply- with all of my heart and soul. That day I saw you on Zoom…You were the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Not just appearance. Everything. Your presence. Your mind. Your light. To gain you…and then to lose you like that? It devastated me.”
- A May 9, 2025 email sent to several of the university’s offices with the victim copied, in which Kay alleged stated: “Dr. [victim’s last name] has been copied on all communications. She knows what is coming.” He added that this was only the “VERY BEGINNING” because “Every day, starting today, will mark a **new action of serious consequence**, taken by me in accordance with divine alignment and institutional justice.”
- A May 12, 2025 anonymous email sent to the victim from the email address [victim’s name][email protected], in which Kay allegedly professed his love for the victim, encouraged the victim to leave the university and stated, “You are still free. But you are not unreachable.”
The charging documents indicate that on June 5, Kay emailed the victim and the president of the university stating that he purchased a first-class nonrefundable plane ticket to attend an in-person negotiations class at the university this summer, despite being banned from enrolling in the university’s courses.
The airline records show Kay allegedly bought a one-way ticket to Logan Airport in Boston that was scheduled to land on June 11th however, he did not board the flight…