Man who hid behind app to send rape threats pleads guilty
EVERETT — A Mountlake Terrace man has pleaded guilty to using randomized phone numbers to stalk and sexually harass women.
Lynnwood police say Ray Boughner Jr. III used an application called TextPlus to obscure his identity and send a barrage of rape threats to more than 20 women, many of whom were minors, for at least five years. The application advertises itself as a service that lets people talk and text for free in the United States and Canada. It assigns random phone numbers with an area code of the user’s choosing. At any time, users can switch to another random number.
On Nov. 19, Boughner pleaded guilty in Snohomish County Superior Court to three counts of cyberstalking and two counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes. In a signed statement that was part of his plea agreement, Boughner admitted to targeting 13 women, “using lewd, lascivious, indecent and obscene language, anonymously and repeatedly and threatening to inflict injury on them or their family with intent to harass, intimidate, torment and embarrass them.”
Prosecutors are suggesting Boughner be sentenced to nine months in jail, on the low end of state guidelines. Under the prosecutor’s recommendation, he would be on parole for three years, could not have contact with minors and would need to complete a sexual deviancy treatment program. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 19.
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What a sweetheart. Hope you rot in jail asshole.
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