Marsico to Host House Judiciary Committee Public Hearing on Online Impersonation
WHAT: House Judiciary Committee’s Chairman Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin) will be hosting a hearing to discuss Rep. Kathy Watson’s (R-Bucks) House Bill 2249, which would create a new offense in Pennsylvania’s laws for online impersonation. The bill states that a person commits the offense of online impersonation if he/she uses another person’s name, persona or identifying information without obtaining the other person’s consent and with the intent to deceive, harm, defraud, intimidate or threaten anyone.
WHO: Marsico; Watson; Minority Chairman Thomas Caltagirone (D-Berks); other members of the committee. Among those offering testimony will be David Heckler, Bucks County district attorney; Andy Hoover, legislative director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); Jeff Stein, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators; Barbara W. Thompson, secretary and acting treasurer of the Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators; Dr. Justin Y. Shi, associate professor in Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University; Josephine Paskevicius, victim of online impersonation; and Vincent Guarna, family member of victim of online impersonation.
WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Warrington Township Municipal Building, Township Supervisors Meeting Room, located at 852 Easton Rd. in Warrington.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: A live webstream will be available at
www.RonMarsico.com,
www.PAHouseGOP.com and
www.KathyWatson144.com.
Media contact: Autumn Southard, 717.652.3721,
asouthar@pahousegop.com