Diana Napolis originally worked as a child protection worker for nearly 10 years, becoming involved in the satanic ritual abuse moral panic that arose in the early 1980s.
10 Facts About Diana Napolis
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Diana Napolis held that those who had discredited the phenomenon were themselves child abusers involved in a conspiracy to conceal their activities from the public.
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In 2000, private researcher Michelle Devereaux and the San Diego State University police tracked Diana Napolis and caught her in the act of posting information as Curio online from a campus lab.
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The judge ruled Diana Napolis was barred from approaching within 150 meters of Spielberg and believed her to be a "credible threat" to the director.
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On September 18,2002, Diana Napolis "verbally confronted" Jennifer Love Hewitt while entering the 2002 Grammy Awards, and on the next day attempted to pose as a friend of the actress to enter the premiere of The Tuxedo.
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In December 2002, Diana Napolis was arrested for stalking and making death threats against Hewitt, charged with six felonies, and remanded to San Diego County Jail on $500,000 bail.
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At her hearing, Diana Napolis admitted to becoming involved in a shoving match with Hewitt's mother while confronting the actress.
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Diana Napolis accused the actress and Spielberg of being part of a satanic conspiracy and using mind controlling "cybertronic" technology to manipulate her body.
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Diana Napolis was committed to Patton State Hospital in 2003 for three years or until fit to stand trial.
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Diana Napolis was barred from any contact with Spielberg, Hewitt and their families for 10 years and was required by the judge to continue taking prescribed medication.