Jaromir Miko Apple and especially its CEO Tim Cook (59) are dealing with an unusual problem in court. For a long time, Cook was pursued by a certain 42-year-old man who even entered his property several times and threatened to kill him.
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William Burns, a security specialist for the protection of senior Apple employees, testified in court about the case. In court, he convicted Rakesh "Rocky" Sharma of several attempts to stalk CEO Tim Cook. The court filing shows that while Cook was the main target of the attacks, Sharma also blackmailed other company employees and managers.
It all allegedly started on September 25, 2019, when Sharma allegedly left several disturbing messages on Mr Cook's phone. The incident was repeated a week later on 2 October 2019. Sharma's behavior escalated to trespassing on Cook's property on 4 December 2019. Then, around XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., the accused was supposed to climb over the fence and ring the doorbell of Cook's house with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of champagne. This happened again in mid-January. Cook then called the police, but Sharma left the property before they arrived.
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Apple CEO, Tim Cook
Meanwhile, Sharma has also been uploading sexually suggestive photos on Twitter in which he tagged Tim Cook, who goes by the Twitter handle @tim_cook. In early February, Shatma then uploaded a video in which he criticized the Apple CEO and forced him to leave the San Francisco Bay Area, where he lives: “Hey Time Cook, your brand is in serious trouble. You have to leave the Bay Area. Basically, I'll take you away. Go Time Cook, get out of the Bay Area!”
On February 5, Sharma received a final summons from Apple's legal department, barring him from contacting Apple or its employees in any way. The same day, he violated the challenge and contacted AppleCare technical support, to which he launched an outpouring of threats and other disturbing comments. Among other things, he stated that he knows where the senior members of the company live and, although he himself does not carry guns, he knows people who do. He also claimed that Cook was a criminal and accused Apple of attempted murder, allegedly related to his hospitalization.
The accused told CNET that it was a misunderstanding. He does not have a lawyer for now, and the court has meanwhile issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits him from approaching Cook and Apple Park. This is a temporary measure that will expire on March 3, when the trial will continue.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has a stalker who has gotten onto his property TWICE and won't stop contacting him/ other Apple employees, per court filings and a testimony pic.twitter.com/PaQulBpMhu
— Dave Gershgorn (@davegershgorn) February 20, 2020
