Monday, June 11, 2007

Ex accuses officer of computer spying

IN - A Kendallville police officer faces felony charges for spying on an ex-girlfriend through her computer, even while on duty, Noble County authorities said Friday.

Joseph E. Pegan, 33, of the 800 block of Eunice Ave., Kendallville, faces two felony counts of computer tampering and two misdemeanor counts of computer trespass.

According to the affidavit...
- Pegan admitted to using software to track former girlfriends...
- Some of the software Pegan used allowed him to record the ex-girlfriends’ keystrokes; to monitor online chats and e-mails...
- The investigation also turned up an invoice sent to Pegan’s work e-mail address from the spyware seller...
- Pegan admitted to accessing his ex-girlfriend’s e-mail account and deleting or blocking some e-mail addresses...
- He got the woman to install the monitoring software on her computer by sending it from the e-mail address similar to her friend’s as an attachment labeled “for our soldiers.exe" ... (more)