Jerome J. Loew, 53, of Clarkston, Washington, was convicted yesterday in United States District Court of harassing telephone calls, obscene telephone calls, interstate stalking, interstate violation of a protection order and interstate telephone threats, U.S. Attorney Tom Moss announced today.

Testimony during the four-day trial showed that Loew harassed the 39-year-old victim, whom he had met while doing remodeling on her Lewiston home, via the telephone. He repeatedly left obscene phone and text messages for both the victim and her teenaged son. An analysis of telephone records showed over 583 phone calls were made by Loew to the victim in a three-week period. Testimony showed that Loew violated three protection orders by crossing state lines, making interstate telephone threats, and stalking the victim.

The case was investigated jointly by the Lewiston Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by James M. Peters, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho.

U.S. Attorney Moss praised the diligent work of the trial team, Detective Brian Birdsell and FBI Special Agent Doug Hart. “This kind of serious stalking and harassment case is fully deserving of the full investigative and prosecution efforts of the federal government. The skillful investigators and detectives who have handled this case are highly commended.”