PONTIAC, Mich. – A jury in Oakland County’s Sixth Circuit Court has found Marc William Aisen, a 50-year-old resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, guilty as charged of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime and Unlawful Posting of Messages.

 

Beginning in July 2023, Aisen began emailing a Bloomfield Township official, making baseless child sexual exploitation accusations against a Boston-based Jewish organization. When he did not get a response, Aisen began emailing other officials, as well as the victim’s ex-wife, and posting to public message boards accusing him of covering up abuse. On October 9, 2023, Aisen emailed more than 100 recipients, including the victim’s children’s school, accusing him of covering up abuse and being affiliated with Hamas.

 

“False accusations of child abuse are among the oldest and most disgusting antisemitic tropes,” said Prosecutor McDonald. “A jury unanimously concluded that Marc Aisen’s behavior was not free speech. It crossed the line into criminal harassment.”

 

Using a Computer to Commit a Crime is punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. Unlawful Posting of Messages is punishable by up to two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.

 

Charges are accusations, and individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.