WHITEHALL, PA — A Whitehall man allegedly showed up to women’s homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited.
The self-proclaimed social media influencer is accused of following these women from their places of business, attempting to get them fired, taking and posting pictures of them online without their consent and revealing private details – including their names and locations – online.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh announced Tuesday that Brett Michael Dadig, 31, has been indicted on charges of cyberstalking, interstate stalking and interstate threats. He is in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for December 15.
“As charged in the indictment, Dadig stalked and harassed more than 10 women by weaponizing modern technology and crossing state lines, and through a relentless course of conduct, he caused his victims to fear for their safety and suffer substantial emotional distress,” First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti said in a statement.
“He also ignored trespass orders and protection from abuse orders. We remain committed to working with our law enforcement partners to protect our communities from menacing individuals such as Dadig.”
According to the indictment, this past summer and fall Dadig harassed, threatened, and intimidated multiple female victims in Pittsburgh and across the country.
Dadig recorded a podcast and considered himself a social media influencer, with much of his
content focusing around his desire to find a wife and his interactions with women.
Relying on advice from an artificial intelligence chatbot, Dadig attempted to meet women at gyms. Dadig thereafter harassed, intimidated, and threatened the women and gym employees in posts on
social media, on his podcast, and in phone calls.
Some of Dadig’s threats and online content allegedly included references to breaking his victims’ jaws and fingers, dead bodies, burning down gyms, strangling people, being “God’s assassin,” and his victims rotting in hell and suffering “judgment day.”
The indictment identified 11 victims from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Iowa and New York. Two from the Pittsburgh area filed Protection from Abuse orders against him, which he violated online and in person.
When Dadig was banned from gyms and businesses and was reported to the police in one city, he would move on to another city to continue his stalking course of conduct.
If convicted, Dadig faces a maximum of 70 years in prison, a fine of up to $3.5 million, or both.
View the full indictment here.