certificate. “I was threatened by an armed stalker in my house. My father killed him to protect me”

whenAva Maggiore opened her account on tik tok In 2020, at the age of 13, during childbirth, dreamed of being the new Charli D’Amelio, the star of the social network with 136.7 million subscribers, signing sponsorship contracts and, who knows, spending a day on TV. If the 15-year-old schoolgirl (who now has 1.2 million subscribers) continues to do interviews and television, under the supervision of her parents, Robert and Kimberly, it is worth recalling above all else. The dark side of his popularity on social networks.

Because on the night of July 10, 2021, at 4 am, His father is a 51-year-old former police officerEric Justin, 18, was killed admiring bullets in his garden. The young man traveled nearly 1,800 kilometers, from Ellicott, Maryland, to Ava’s home in Naples, Florida. In his bags, Eric slipped Two cell phones containing thousands of photos of Ava and a gun. To meet the little girl, he was ready to do anything, even fire a shotgun to smash the front door.

“The explosion echoed in my chest.”

when shot rang, There is panic among Maggiore. “The explosion echoed in my chest.”, remembers Ava, who took refuge with her two brothers in the parents’ room. Kimberly also called the police, Robert sees a young man in his garden with a gun in his hand, He wears a blue jacket with earplugs and safety glasses. The ex-cop goes after the chase, but falls down. The shooter escapes.

While waiting for the police, Robert decided to park his gun in front of the front door. And Eric Justin came back armed. The father of the family calls him to lay down his gun, but when the young man points the barrel of his gun at him, The retired policeman takes revenge and fires a bullet that kills him instantly. “My husband did the right thing.”, confirms Kimberly on television. Robert will not be prosecuted because of the martial law.

“He did math homework for a colleague at Ava in exchange for information on our daughter”

For several months, Eric was obsessed with their daughter. All means were good to approach her. “He even did math homework for a classmate in exchange for information on Ava”Parental protest. unscrupulous , Some comrades also agreed to sell him personal information about the teenager, Like their address or phone number. As early as 2020, Ava noticed Eric’s pressured stance on TikTok.

At first, she would respond to him as she would all her fans. He asks her if he can buy some of them Personal Photos. With the consent of her parents, she agreed to sell two pictures of him for $300. “They were just pictures of my face. […] All I have is my beautiful smile, it’s my content”explains the teenager to The New York Times. But Eric wants more. He asks her to get full length photos, then shots of her buttocks. Then Ava blocks him on all his social networks. The stalking fan begs her to unblock him by offering money of more than $600.

“Her stuff on TikTok is such a big part of our daughter that taking it away from her would be hard.”

Ava’s father intervenes and reminds her in writing that his daughter is a minor and that this isHe needs to stop teasing her. Eric was not discouraged from telling his co-worker Ava of his desire to assault her: “I guess I can just open the door with a gun.” Upon learning of this, Ava’s parents conducted a search for the young man and found out that he lives approximately 2,000 kilometers from their home. “We concluded that he would not go further…” They were far from realizing it Violence on social media has real-life consequences. For a time, he considered Ava’s parents cut tik tok for their daughter, And Ava was silent… for a few weeks.

“Her creativity, contacts, and videos have become so much a part of her that it has been difficult to get them out of her.”His father said in The New York Times. “We know some people won’t understand.”His mother confirms. where, Ava summoned in proxy services. Soon you will be flying to Los Angeles, where there are some Hollywood reality show producers have their eyes on her. On the other hand, the life of a schoolgirl ended. for his safety, Ava is now pursuing her correspondence education. She filed a harassment complaint against a female colleague who was talking to Eric that she says is still following her. Welcome to real life…

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