Former CMH Employee Charged After Harrassing Development Director

A former employee is facing charges after she made up a fake LinkedIn account and sent harassing letters to the school’s current development director, according to documents filed in court.

Lynn M. Kotlowski, 51, was charged in on Wednesday with one count of identity theft and one count of harassment for allegedly sending out the harassing letters to school development director Marguerite Gallagher. If convicted, she faces up to six year, nine months in prison and $20,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

Kotlowski began sending letters in January to Gallagher at the school saying she should move on from the school because she’s not “one of us” and she isn’t a good fit for the school. The next letter Gallagher received called her an “ugly, worthless waste of human life.”

Gallagher then received a third letter at her home where Kotlowski called her “evil” and “an ignorant mess.” Two more letters followed in the coming weeks as well.

Kotlowski also opened up a fake LinkedIn account in Gallagher’s name where she listed Gallagher with pro-gay marriage and pro-choice organizations.

Kotlowski told police she was fired by Gallagher because of her unwillingness to use social networking sites, but opened up the LinkedIn account in order to prove she could do it.

Kotlowski will make her initial appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Oct. 26.