Son Admits Being Mysterious ‘Cyber Stalker’

A 15-year-old boy has admitted he is the “cyber stalker” who invaded his family’s home in a widely reported case of electronic harassment.

Billy Tamai confessed after an interrogation by police Saturday.

His mother, Debbie Tamai, issued a statement Sunday apologizing for the actions of her son, who was able to elude investigators, Bell Canada, Ontario Hydro and even an espionage team hired by two television networks.

“He’s my son; I don’t know how I didn’t know,” she said tearfully. “I must have been blind. … I feel so stupid. So sorry.”

The electronic stalker, known as “Sommy,” began haunting the custom-built home near Windsor, Ontario, in December. He tapped into the family’s phone lines, interrupting conversations with burps and babble. Lights and appliances would randomly turn on and off.

The family recently put their house up for sale to escape him.

“It started off as a joke with his friends and just got so out of hand that he didn’t know how to stop it and was afraid to come forward and tell us in fear of us disowning him,” his parents said in their statement.

Provincial police said the teen would not be charged.

“We concluded that charges would re-victimize the family,” said Sgt. Doug Babbitt.

A two-day sweep last week by a team of intelligence and security experts loaded with high-tech gizmos failed to reveal Sommy’s methods.

The team was brought in by Dateline NBC and the Discovery Channel.