I reported online impersonation, identity theft and harassment to NSW Police from January 2021, with account links, screenshots and financial traces. The reports were not investigated. I was prosecuted three times instead.
I acted as a private whistleblower — documenting conduct I was experiencing, reporting it with evidence to the authority responsible for investigating it, and following up across multiple agencies when those reports produced nothing. This brief is for journalists and oversight bodies.
In late 2020, before I had filed any formal reports, Surry Hills Police contacted me to say I was attempting to access another person's Windows account. The account was my own — a Windows installation on my own computer that had been renamed to someone else's name and had its password changed. My attempt to recover access triggered a notification that was taken to police. The officer dismissed my explanation, described it as a civil matter, and warned me that attempting to access what he described as the other person's account was a serious offence. That was my first contact with police about the conduct I was experiencing — before I had reported anything.
From January 2021 I formally reported impersonation and identity theft to NSW Police (Kings Cross PAC). The person I reported has never been charged by that command.
Sources: COPS event E89340266; Optus letter, 12 July 2022; iMessage from Con Marcel Hammer, 7 August 2022; Brief of Evidence H81615839, Item 9; GIPA 909690; GIPA Internal Review REV-2025-0858525; Wilson Tighe, O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors, 16 June 2025 — all held by Anthony Smith.
- Anthony Smith — reported the conduct, was prosecuted. Train driver 20+ years (Queensland Rail, later Sydney Trains).
- @kandykingX — the person reported; subject of the impersonation and identity-theft reports.
- The Hon Yasmin Catley MP — NSW Minister for Police; office issued response F/2026/10870.
- Cybertrace — forensic provider; report Ref 2025-4663.
- LECC — independent police-oversight commission; the Inspector’s May 2026 decision reviewed six of my complaint files.
- Inspector of the LECC — oversees the commission; closed C82-2526/A8579640, 19 May 2026.
Note: Police officers and officials are named on the main site only where they acted in official capacity and a documented fact or question attaches to the name.
The records below support the documented events; my account identifies the conduct I reported. Unredacted originals are available for review on request.
| Ref | Item | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Cybertrace report (Ref 2025-4663) — selected-pages public extract | Linked an email it attributed to the suspect to a Microsoft account created in my name; recommended further police enquiries; I say those recommendations were not acted upon. Complete report held offline. |
| A2 | iASK search (Prosecution 3) | Total Result Count: 0 for the alleged week; held 99 days before charging; Item 9 in the brief |
| A3 | Optus material (Prosecution 2) | Raw-usage extract with no listed voice call on the alleged date; OIC's written statement that Signal calls would not appear in Optus logs |
| A4 | GIPA returns (NSW Police) | Including the "Not Held" finding on the communication ban and the record-destruction admission (REV-2025-0858525) |
| A5 | QLD Health RTI (JIAU25/13749) | The cross-border welfare referral, clinical outcome recording "no rationale for MHA" and closure, and transmission of the referral PDF to Queensland Police |
| A6 | Court records | Outcomes of all three prosecutions (H85611724, H91613788, H81615839) |
| A7 | Oversight correspondence | LECC, Inspector of the LECC, Ministerial and command closure letters |
This includes:
- The LECC — the Inspector’s decision of 19 May 2026 reviewed six of my complaint files (C82-2526/A8579640 · pp. 1, 4).
- The Inspector of the LECC — closed C82-2526/A8579640, decision of Bruce McClintock SC, 19 May 2026.
- The Minister for Police — whose office returned the correspondence to the police force it concerned (response F/2026/10870).
The AHRC complaint and IPC reviews remain open. Federal ministerial correspondence is pending.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Impersonation / identity-theft reports to Kings Cross PAC; not investigated |
| Jan 2022 | Prosecution 1 commenced (H85611724) |
| Aug 2022 | Prosecution 2 dismissed — not guilty after hearing (H91613788) |
| 16 Nov 2022 | I relocated to Queensland; later reports handled cross-border |
| Feb 2024 | Zero-result iASK communication-record search completed (99 days before charging in Prosecution 3) |
| May 2024 | Prosecution 3 charged (H81615839) |
| 7 Apr 2025 | I instructed Cybertrace to investigate impersonation, harassment and cyberstalking. (Ref 2025-4663 · original PDF p. 2 · 3 June 2025.) |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Cybertrace issued report Ref 2025-4663. (Original PDF p. 2 · 3 June 2025.) |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Prosecution 3 withdrawn and dismissed |
| Jun 2025 | Cross-border welfare check; no Triple Zero call recorded in GIPA returns |
| Jan–Feb 2026 | Ministerial correspondence; police self-response F/2026/10870 |
| 19 May 2026 | Inspector of the LECC closes complaint C82-2526/A8579640 |
Unredacted originals of the records summarised here are available for review on request. The site publishes redacted versions only; private citizens' details are removed.
Contact: contact@kandykingxcase.com
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