It’s getting uglier.
The latest chapter in an online attack on state Rep. Kymberly Pine links her with acquitted Florida mother Casey Anthony and disgraced former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner
“Two of them lied to the public, the media, and law enforcement about being ‘victims of hacking’ to coverup their own misdeeds, and all three of them have set new records to save their own skins,” reads a flier posted at eisacrook.com.
The flier is paid for by Citizens Against Crooked Politicians, which lists a 575 Cooke Street address in Honolulu.
The address is that of , which is a design and advertising business run by Eric Ryan — chief of staff for Honolulu Council member Tom Berg.
As Civil Beat has reported, Ryan and Pine have been in a protracted fight over allegations that Pine owes Ryan money and that Pine has been harassed online by Ryan.
The latest twist comes as Pine is working with fellow GOP lawmakers to craft legislation to toughen the state’s laws concerning cybercrime.
The new website, http://www.kympineisacrook.com, states that it will debut Friday.
Ryan did not respond to a message Civil Beat left late Tuesday.
Pine, who was informed of the website by a fellow lawmaker, told Civil Beat, “I think this shows the extent of the type of harassment that people are experiencing, and it’s quite disturbing, actually.”
Pine, who believes the website was created by Ryan, added, “I will not let what he is doing distract me in establishing tougher cybercrime laws to protect people.”
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