A Bozeman resident has admitted to cyberstalking charges after sending threatening emails to a Montana State University student, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme. Rex Wu, Jr., 23, pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking and now faces potential penalties including five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.
The plea was entered before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto. The final sentence will be determined by U.S. District Court Judge Dana L. Christensen after reviewing the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors. Wu's sentencing is scheduled for November 6, 2025, and he has been released under certain conditions until then.
Court documents reveal that the MSU Police Department contacted the FBI in February 2023 due to a student receiving racially charged and threatening communications. These messages included death threats directed at the student and members of her campus group. Investigators traced several email accounts used for these threats back to Wu through an IP address linked to his local apartment, online donation records, and Gmail accounts.
FBI agents interviewed Wu on February 27, 2025, in Bozeman where he confessed to sending multiple harassing emails to the student at MSU.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Starnes is handling the prosecution with investigations conducted by the FBI and Montana State University Campus Police.
