CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
Criminal Harassment, Wis. Stat. sec. 947.013, is different from stalking but may also be charged in some stalking situations.
The crime of harassment is also different from the harassment restraining order, which is a civil protective remedy for victims of harassment.
The crime of harassment occurs when a person engages in a course of conduct or certain acts against a victim. Harassment occurs whenever a person, with the intent to “harass or intimidate” the victim, either:
• “Strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects the person to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same,”
or
• “Engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which harass or intimidate the person and which serve no legitimate purpose.”