A Rhode Island man with a prior record for cyberstalking is accused of terrorizing a Boston woman in what prosecutors describe as an 18-month online harassment campaign. Space Vixaisak, 23, of Woonsocket, who used the handle "Space Vegas" on social media, was arraigned last week on one count of stalking and one count of violating a harassment prevention order. A judge ordered him to stay away from the woman and her family, and a pretrial hearing is set for Aug. 26 as the case moves ahead.
The investigation began after a 20-year-old Boston woman walked into a police station on Dec. 17, 2025, and reported that someone had been harassing her since February 2025 across TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. She told officers she had blocked more than 700 TikTok accounts and more than 200 Instagram accounts she believed were controlled by the same person, and that the stalker had somehow obtained her phone number, her parents’ phone numbers, her home address and the location of her school. Investigators say they used location data linked to the accounts, along with screenshots of messages, to identify Vixaisak and bring the case forward, according to NBC Boston.
Prosecutors allege that Vixaisak repeatedly sent the woman messages that included phrases like "I need you to love me and let me love you" and that the tone escalated into threats, including warnings to "watch your back" if she did not respond the way he wanted. Authorities say the messages kept coming even after the woman secured a harassment prevention order in January and that he continued to contact her nearly every day. "Social media is a vital part of many lives," Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, adding that these platforms can become "unsettling and disturbing" when abused in this way, according to NBC Boston.
How investigators linked spoofed accounts
Police say the suspect did not rely on just a handful of fake usernames. Instead, they say he created dozens of spoofed profiles that pretended to be the victim, reached out to her friends and contacts, and scraped together more personal information piece by piece. Law enforcement in cases like this often leans on open-source intelligence and location signals such as geotags, metadata and commercially available advertising technology data to pinpoint where accounts or devices may be tied to a person, although researchers note that those methods come with serious privacy issues and can be imperfect. A recent academic review walks through how OSINT and location data are used, and where they fall short, in modern investigations: Frontiers.
Legal stakes in Massachusetts
Under Massachusetts law, criminal stalking is defined as a "knowing pattern of conduct or series of acts" aimed at a specific person that causes substantial emotional distress and can include electronic or online communications. A conviction can bring prison time and financial penalties. In addition to criminal charges, victims can ask the courts for civil harassment prevention orders under Chapter 258E, and violating one of those court orders can trigger separate criminal consequences. The stalking statute itself is set out at M.G.L. c.265 §43.
What victims can do
Vixaisak remains charged and is currently free while the case is pending, and prosecutors will decide how to proceed on the existing counts as more evidence is reviewed. Officials and advocates say that anyone who believes they are being stalked online should save messages, keep screenshots, report what is happening to local police and consider applying for a harassment prevention order. State court resources and legal-aid organizations spell out the forms, timelines and steps involved in getting one of those orders in Massachusetts: Mass.Gov. National research has found that social media is the primary setting for ongoing online harassment, a trend that highlights the need for strong legal protections and quicker responses from tech platforms, as detailed by the Pew Research Center.
