Is Cyberbullying A Crime?
The following is a list of offences under the Criminal Code that a person who engages in cyber bullying could be charged with. What charge(s) is laid depends on the conduct of the individual:
- Counselling suicide
- Criminal harassment
- Defamatory Libel
- Extortion
- Identity Theft
- Intimidation
- Mischief in relation to data
- Public incitement of hatred
- Sharing intimate images without consent
- Unauthorized use of computer
- Uttering threats
