DELAWARE, Ohio — Describing what she called a devastating violation of her personal privacy, assistant Delaware County prosecutor Macy Snackery alleged this week that Judge James Schuck’s decision to view her publicly available LinkedIn profile has left her permanently scarred.
“This vile, dangerous man logged into LinkedIn and viewed my public profile,” Snackery said. “He clicked on me. He viewed me.”
Attorneys for Snackery filed motions this week in Delaware County Court of Common Pleas alleging that Schuck violated an existing protection order by viewing her profile using a pseudonymous account under the name “Jim Smith,” listed as an employee of the U.S. Courts. According to Schuck’s defense attorney, Schuck did not send Snackery a message, connection request, comment, post, email, text, or any direct communication.
“He didn’t have to contact me to reach me. I could feel him scrolling psychically,” Snackery said. “I could feel his eyes reading my work history, clicking to enlarge my profile picture, methodically reviewing my connections. His clicks were hard, lingering. His scrolling relentless. Up and down, up and down. My digital body besmirched. I will bear the agony as long as I live.”
Snackery acknowledged she could not identify the account as Schuck’s at the time. She said she knew nonetheless.
“Other men view my profile and I can feel the excitement in their clicks,” she said. “A recruiter’s click. A colleague’s click. Men who have seen me in the courthouse and can’t stop thinking about me. These clicks bring me joy. Jim Smith’s clicks were different. Concerning. They didn’t feel like the clicks of someone who admired me.”
Snackery said the violation has forced significant changes to her daily life. She now wears tinfoil gloves when using her phone.
“Ms. Snackery can feel Judge Schuck’s aura across the internet, through the cables and over wireless networks, trying to enrapture her,” her attorney said. “Using tinfoil gloves is the only way she can use her smartphone without feeling him inside of her.”
Schuck, 50, has been on voluntary leave since November after Snackery, 25, filed a civil stalking protection order against him following allegations of sexual assault and months of unwanted contact. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office has listed rape and gross sexual imposition as possible offenses. No criminal charges have been filed. Schuck has denied all allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Both parties have acknowledged a consensual relationship occurred prior to the allegations.
At press time, Snackery’s attorneys had filed a separate complaint against LinkedIn for notifying her that her profile had been viewed.
