Documentation Requirements for Digital Harassment Cases

Technical Evidence Standards

Digital Evidence Authentication: - Establish authenticity of digital communications and content - Document source, timing, and technical details of harassment - Preserve original files and technical metadata - Create forensic copies when possible - Prepare technical expert testimony for complex cases Chain of Custody for Digital Evidence: - Document when and how digital evidence was obtained - Maintain continuous custody and control of evidence files - Create multiple authenticated copies for backup - Track access and modifications to digital evidence - Prepare detailed documentation of evidence preservation methods Cross-Platform Pattern Documentation: - Show connections between harassment on different platforms - Document escalation patterns across multiple digital environments - Establish comprehensive timeline of digital harassment campaign - Identify common perpetrators across different platforms - Demonstrate cumulative impact of multi-platform harassment

Work-Relatedness Documentation

Employment Connection Evidence: - Document how digital harassment affects workplace conditions - Show connection between personal and work account harassment - Establish work-related context for personal platform harassment - Document impact on work performance and professional relationships - Show employer knowledge or control over digital harassment Hostile Environment Impact: - Document how digital harassment creates or contributes to hostile work environment - Show 24/7 nature of digital harassment affecting work life - Establish cumulative impact of digital and in-person harassment - Document professional reputation damage from digital harassment - Show interference with work duties and career advancement

Health and Impact Documentation

Digital Harassment Health Effects: - Document stress, anxiety, and depression from constant digital harassment - Show sleep disruption and lifestyle changes from 24/7 harassment - Establish need for medical treatment related to digital harassment trauma - Document social isolation and relationship damage from digital harassment - Show professional counseling needs for digital harassment impact Career and Professional Impact: - Document reputation damage from public digital harassment - Show lost opportunities due to digital harassment campaign - Establish professional isolation from digital harassment - Document career advancement interference from online reputation damage - Show financial impact of digital harassment on professional prospects