A teen girl is stalked and harassed by a perverted man ten years older than she is, but despite help from her family, there's little the police can do to get rid of him.

Based on a true story on Linda Anello's fight to outlaw stalking in Florida. Laurisa Anello is a happy intelligent 14 year old teenager. She has taken the eye of Curtis Harper, a twenty-something man with an emotional imbalance who umpires softball games, and is a volunteer fireman. He continuously hounds her, and the Anello's find that the authorities can't do anything about it. So they issue a restraining order, which he does not abide by. In the next couple of years, he continues to stalk Laurisa and it makes her scared to go away to college. It also causes her to lose friendships. Laurisa'a mother, Linda, attempts to get the Florida supreme court to outlaw stalking. Can she finally stop the madness before it is to late?—Pat McCurry <[email protected]>

15 year old Laurisa Anello is an honors student, a talented athlete, and prominent flute player in her high school's marching band in St. Petersburg, Florida. While playing softball the teenage girl attracts the unwelcome attention of 1 of her softball umpires, Curt Harper. He sends unwelcome flowers and gifts to Laurisa's home and both her mother, Linda (Shanna Reed) and father, Nelson (John Martin) confront him in the hopes of getting him to stop. However the conduct does not stop but escalates. Curt (Tom Kurlander) follows Laurisa not only to her school, but to her marching band practices, to baseball games out with friends - there is nothing he won't do to harass her. The Anellos report his actions to police but are told nothing can be done as Florida state laws protect him. When he continues by constantly showing up at her school, they take him to court. Curt ignores the order to stay away from Laurisa and carries on. Again Curt goes to court where 2 judges order him to stay away or risk jail time. Laurisa can't leave her own home, loses all her friends, and can't drive anywhere at night because of Curt. Linda has finally had enough of law enforcement's inability to act, and with the help of a state representative goes to Tallahassee to lobby for a state stalking law. While she is in Tallahassee, Curt strikes again - this time by trapping Laurisa in her own garage. Fortunately a police officer and Mr. Anello catch Curt in the act and he is arrested. This is the story of 1 of the cases that led to the implementation of the Florida antistalking statute, in 1992.—Medic249