Cornell 7 lawsuit mistakenly served to innocent Marine, as family hit with death threats: report

An active-duty US Marine Corps sergeant who happens to share the same name as one of the “Cornell 7” has been targeted by an online mob — with vigilantes bombarding his family with death threats, according to a report.Matthew Ingalls, 23, was mistakenly served with the bombshell, recent lawsuit accusing seven fraternity brothers at Cornell University of gang rape, leading to his address becoming public, the Free Press reported Thursday.As soon as the suit was filed September 18, online sleuths began posting Ingalls’ details and those of his family, including his address in upstate New York and telephone numbers for his relatives.Ingalls never attended Cornell University and has no connection to the case, other than sharing the same name as one of the seven accused rapists being sued by their alleged victim, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe.But he still became the target of twisted abuse and doxing when lawyers for the accuser erroneously added the Ingalls’ home address to the official docket in the court case, according to the Free Press.“My family’s been terrorized, threatened and harassed,” Ingalls’ mother, Victoria, told the outlet.“I am just amazed at the way people behave.

I can’t believe that people will just look someone up on the internet, take a phone number and start texting someone or calling someone and saying the vile things they’re saying,” she said.“You don’t even know if you have the right person.You’re creating more victims.”In one chilling post, Ingalls’ sister, 26, was sent a Google Earth image of her brother’s house, something she took to be a threat, along with a series of violent text messages, the report said.“Do the world a favor and go kill yourself,” read one message.“Get f–ked in the a– to death, b—h,” read another.When Victoria Ingalls was served with the lawsuit, she initially feared the stranger knocking on her door was telling her that her military hero son had been kill...