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A young Calgary woman is fearful for her safety after allegedly being harassed by an online predator for years. Desiree Martin says it started after using an online dating site.

After a couple of months, she started receiving repeated messages from Facebook accounts under the names John Reddy and Joe Smith.

“Every time I would block both accounts, they would just remake it with the exact same names,” said Martin.

It quickly escalated from personal attacks to targeting her and her family publicly and professionally.

“He would start commenting on my parents’ business posts. And then he started commenting on my personal business posts,” recalled Martin.

And while her case was lucky enough to lead to an arrest and charges, it now seems unlikely to be heard in court.

Global's Sarah Offin explains.

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