181:"You know what? I'm gonna tell you right now, this is from her father, you bunch of lying no-good punks! And I know who it's coming from, because I backtraced it! And I know who's emailing and who's doing it, and you've been reported to the cyber-police and the state police! You better not write one more thing, or screw with my computer again, you'll be arrested, end of conversation, from her father! And if you come near my daughter, guess what? Consequences will never be the same! You lying bunch of pricks!"
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The video, which was titled "You Dun Goofed Up", received over 1 million views on YouTube in one week. Leonhardt's father's reaction made the taunting worse, and the video of his reactions received more views than any of
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that they used the term as a joke, and viewed the relationship as consensual. Leonhardt also stated that had they not mentioned Vanity to classmates – which led to the case being discussed online – the abuse would have continued. One year later, 21 women accused Vanity of sexual assault,
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Leonhardt stated that they had lost all of their friends as a result of the harassment. Because of the harassment, Leonhardt was placed under police protection, and the family's home under police surveillance. Leonhardt underwent counseling for harassment. In a subsequent
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themselves. Gene was later arrested in March 2011 for abusing
Leonhardt in an argument when he punched them, causing them to have bloody and swollen lips, according to a police report. Gene later died from a heart attack while in custody at a police station in early 2011.
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false accusations of child sexual assault, the distribution of personal information, threatening telephone calls, and DoS attacks against her websites
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