The case centers on a woman from Zaragoza who used social manipulation and at least 42 fake identities to torment a friend for a full year. A judge in Zaragoza issued a linkage of penalties, including a two-year prohibition on approaching or contacting the victim and a monetary compensation of 2,580 euros. The court’s decision reflects a serious stance against repeated harassment and coercive behavior that erodes a person’s sense of safety and autonomy.
During the investigation, the suspect appeared before the prosecutor’s office in the 4th High Criminal Court of Zaragoza. The charges included harassment, humiliation, and persistent meddling in a friendship that the victim valued highly. The victim relied on an iPhone equipped with the iMessage system, a detail that mattered because the defendant used that platform to reach out under false identities. The messages were crafted to mask the true sender and to keep the victim from connecting the dots between the different aliases used by the attacker.
This Zaragoza woman allegedly confessed feelings of being overwhelmed and urged the victim to stay close, while simultaneously sending a stream of messages designed to manipulate the relationship. In several messages, the accused supplied information that she claimed came from the victim but which was actually fabricated. Those data points were later reinserted into new messages, creating a misleading pattern that made the friendship feel increasingly controlled, fragile, and unsafe for the injured party. The tactic resembled a calculated campaign to disrupt the trust that originally bound the two women.
Law enforcement in Aragón, particularly the High Technology Crimes Group of the Police, acted after reviewing more than 200 messages and confirming the use of 42 fake identities. Investigators noted a common thread: the perpetrator’s obsession with the victim played out through the digital traces found on the mobile device. They documented how the alleged harasser used multiple identities to project concern and sympathy while secretly orchestrating the strain on the friendship. The actions left the victim feeling torn between trust and fear, a classic pattern of coercive control that can have lasting emotional effects.
The investigative team observed direct language in the messages that highlighted the power dynamic at play. Examples included remarks about physical appearance and self-worth that were clearly intended to humiliate and undermine the victim. In one instance, the messages suggested an ongoing sense of superiority and a desire to prove dominance, a dynamic that contributed to the victim’s heightened sense of vulnerability. The sheer repetition of the messages—combined with the manipulation through fake identities—created an environment where the victim could not discern reality from deception.
The case illustrates how digital tools can be exploited to degrade personal relationships and social standing. The authorities emphasized that the combination of repeated harassment, emotional manipulation, and the creation of alternate personas constitutes a pattern of behavior that can injure a person’s mental health and social well-being. As the court noted, the impact extended beyond the immediate conflict, affecting confidence in everyday communications and in the trust placed on close friends.