A history professor at the University of Idaho has filed suit against a TikTok star who falsely accused her of being responsible for four pupils’ deaths.
Cyber-sleuth Ashley Guillard placed the blame on professor Rebecca Scofield. Guillard says she uses psychic readings to “fix crimes online.”
Guillard believes that one of the four killed students was in a relationship with Scofield and that Scofield and another student plotted the killings because the other student wanted to stop the connection.
Wendy J. Olson, an attorney for Professor Scofield, stated, “The claims made about Professor Scofield are incorrect, plain, and simple.” To make matters worse, “these false remarks put the Professor’s family in danger.”
And, as the statement elaborated, “they further compound the anguish that the relatives of the victims are facing and obstruct law enforcement efforts to uncover the persons responsible for delivering answers to the families and the public.” “Professor Scofield has twice written Ms. Guillard stop and desist letters, but Ms. Guillard has persisted in making false representations despite being aware that she is doing so. Consequently, Professor Scofield’s safety and professional reputation required a lawsuit.
In six separate videos uploaded to her account on or around November 28, 2022, Guillard falsely claimed that History Department Chair Professor Scofield was responsible for the deaths of four students, according to the complaint. Two of the TikToks claim incorrectly that Professor Scofield personally oversaw the deaths of four of his students. One of the slain students, K.G., was falsely implicated or alleged to have been in a relationship with Professor Scofield in three of the TikToks.
According to the complaint, the professor and her family are suffering financially and psychologically due to the allegations against her.
“She fears for her life and the lives of her family members,” the lawsuit reads. She has spent money on home security systems and surveillance cameras. She’s worried that Guillard’s lies would incite someone to hurt her or her loved ones.
In response to the lawsuit, Guillard said, “I’m not stopping,” and questioned the professor’s need for a legal team, stating, “If she’s so innocent, why does she need a team of lawyers?”
No matter what anyone says, Rebecca Scofield was the one who killed them, and she was the one who came up with the plot, Guillard insisted.
The police in Idaho have warned that any further acts of internet abuse will be investigated and may result in criminal prosecution.
Moscow police said, “Investigators have been monitoring online activity relating to this ongoing and active case and are aware of the vast quantity of lies and disinformation being published, as well as harassing and threatening conduct toward possibly implicated persons.” “Anyone making threats or harassing others in any way, whether in person, online, or elsewhere, has to be aware that they may be vulnerable to criminal prosecution.”