Michelle Suzanne Hadley pretended to be the victim said wished to engage in 'rape fantasies'.
A 29-year-old California woman posed online as the wife of her ex-boyfriend and responded to Craigslist ads about "rape fantasies" - an act that eventually led to a physical attack at the victim's home, authorities say.
In an online advertisement, Michelle Suzanne Hadley pretended to be the victim, saying in the post that she "wished to engage in 'rape fantasies,'" the Orange County district attorney said in a news release.
She also replied to Craigslist ads from male users who had posted to the site, sending them pictures of her former boyfriend's wife, who was pregnant at the time, prosecutors said.
"Hadley is accused of telling the responders that the victim wanted the responders to have forcible sexual intercourse with her, even if she screamed or resisted," the release stated.
People did respond to the postings, authorities say, but the woman was not raped.
Hadley, of Ontario, Calif., now faces several charges, including one felony count of stalking, one felony count of criminal threats and six felony counts of attempted forcible rape. If convicted, she could be given a life sentence, according to the release.
A message left for Hadley's attorney was not immediately returned this week.
Hadley had dated the victim's husband - who is an agent in the U.S. Marshals Service - between 2013 and 2015, before the couple had married.
Investigators believe she sent the victim "numerous" emails in June and July, some of which threatened the woman, as well as her unborn child.
"Hadley is accused of routing the emails to the victim through different computers and servers in order to avoid detection by law enforcement," the release states.
Authorities allege Hadley responded to Craigslist ads in June, pretending to be the victim, and "soliciting that she wanted to engage in 'rape fantasies' and sexual acts resembling rape," according to the release.
Additionally, she allegedly reached out to men on the site and sent them information about the woman's "daily routine."
"Several of the responders showed up at Jane Doe's residence with the intention of raping the victim but did not succeed," the release stated. "One responder arrived at Jane Doe's residence and physically attacked the victim before she was able to call for help and the man fled the scene."
Hadley was arrested in late June but was released on bail. Investigators believe she kept up the behavior - sending threatening notes, and posing as the woman with the "rape fantasy" advertisements.
"Hadley is accused of using increasingly violent language and threatening the victim's life," the release states.
She was arrested again earlier this month.
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