After Being Stalked For 15 Years, One Woman Explains How She Handled It | Megyn Kelly TODAY

Roni Jacobson met her stalker at camp when she was in her early teens – he was a couple of years older. What started out as friendship turned into stalking, bullying and more. She dealt with him for 15 years as he wrote letters to her employers and impersonated her to her to her friends by getting a replica of her email address and phone number. Jacobson tells Megyn Kelly how she dealt with it, what she learned and discusses the essay she published that helped her take her power back.

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After Being Stalked For 15 Years, One Woman Explains How She Handled It | Megyn Kelly TODAY

[LKYme]

How many adults here are criticizing this woman for her appearance or “poor communication skills”? Seriously? She was probably nervous! I would be the same way. Geez! 🙄
Let’s talk about the actual issue at hand, shall we?

[oliviaLOVEShenry]

For anyone criticising her presentation skills: she knows that her stalker will be watching her and recording her so that he can watch this over and over again. It must be like being in a courtroom knowing that the person who has caused you so much pain is scrutinising your every word, movement, gesture, intonation and mannerisms. She is very brave to do this; I applaud her.

[truthbetold]

When I was in college, a female student was shot in the face by a stalker she had be e n trying to avoid. He came to campus and shot her because she was avoiding him. We were all on lock down for hours. She died. Stalking is serious.

[drongo]

For those bashing her communication skills: I’d like to see you endure that for 15 yrs and speak on it in front of millions - including your stalker!

[tangled]

She seems absolutely traumatized as a person. I feel terribly for her.

[womaninthewave]

She’s not even acting weird. I assume that’s just her personality and she’s nervous. She’s incredibly brave to speak out and is clearly intelligent

[jillianm.]

Y'all need to knock it off about her language and words. I took a Journalism class a year or two ago in High School and just because you're one, doesn't mean you have good public speaking skills. Talking to someone one on one or one to a small group is different than one to millions of people. Plus she may be nervous about telling this story.

[thecrazymuzician]

I love her nose. She is such a beautiful, classy woman. No one deserves to go through this.

[Followmybliss]

The big issue with stalking is that law enforcement don’t take it seriously. A woman can be in grave danger and they will do nothing.

[hllnite]

People criticising this woman need to understand that 15 years is a very long time to be hunted by someone.
Stalking is simply a kinder way to state what it is. She is viewed by her predator as his prey and she has been aware of this for a long time.
She is choosing her words very carefully because she would not wish to accidentally say something that her stalker may misconstrue as encouragement for his actions.
Also with trauma many memories run into each other and it takes a lot of energy to recall exact moments in time, in an effort to explain stuff clearly.
Compassion is what this woman needs, not judgement.

[nickinurse]

I had to go undercover for years to lose my before social media. It would be much harder to do now.

[a.k.]

Moral of the Story: When people seem them alone. Stop befriending Psychos in the name of compassion. They're sick.

[jennifer]

Why is everyone commenting about Roni so negatively? She’s been traumatized. Leave her alone.

[SHARKASTC]

How was he allowed to terrorize her for 15 years?!?! How horrible for her.

[pixie]

I was 15 and had a very intense obsessive stalker at highschool who turned dangerous. Thankfully the police took it seriously.
Then a few years after I had another. Now as a 29 year old, I have a hyper awareness of everyone around me in every area I am in. It never leaves you

[disneyprincessintraining]

I had a guy try to stalk me. I feel horrible, but I had to have my brother threaten violence to the person to get him to stop. I’m just grateful it worked honestly.

[smileypantscuppycake]

I really wish Megyn Kelley would shut up and let her guests talk. 😤

[SaM-lztz]

I’ve learned from experience that women such as myself never need to be “nice” I’m too nice and it’s put me in a dangerous situation before.

[leneyoro]

I think she had an anxiety attack, that's why she was blocked and couldn't talk.

[tia]

megan is horrible at interviews... let the girl tell her story!