A Georgia woman will spend nearly two years in federal prison after officials say she pretended to be a pregnant teenager to cyberstalk and threaten two Tennessee couples who were looking to adopt a baby.
Last year, 30-year-old Athens resident Gabryele Watson pleaded guilty to four counts of cyberstalking, two counts of communicating threats to injure in interstate commerce, and two counts of unlawful use of a means of identification.
Prosecutors say Watson pretended to be a pregnant teen, copying the social media posts of a minor in Pennsylvania. She then contacted a couple in Tennessee who had been trying to adopt for eight years online and through text spoofing services. After tricking them into believing that they could adopt her child once she gave birth, Watson then demanded they respond to all her communications and buy her maternity clothing and baby-related gear…