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A Deputy US Marshal has been convicted of orchestrating a 'fantasy rape' of his wife and blaming it on his girlfriend.
Ian Diaz, 44, plotted to frame his ex-fiancé Michelle Hadley, 36, for stalking his new wife and posted fake Craigslist ads inviting men to rape her.
He and Angela Diaz, 38, created a fake online persona for Hadley in 2016 and used it to send themselves 'harassing and threatening messages' as well as creating 'rape fantasies'.
Hadley was jailed for 88 days until officers uncovered their mistake and sued both Diaz and Anaheim Police Department.
Angela was jailed for five years in state prison over the 'diabolical scheme' in 2017, after pleading guilty to 10 felony and 22 misdemeanour charges.
Ian and Angela Diaz (pictured) created a fake online persona for his ex-fiance in 2016 and used it to send themselves 'harassing and threatening messages'
MIchelle Hadley (pictured) was jailed for 88 days until officers uncovered their mistake and sued both Diaz and Anaheim Police Department
She was accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and falsely reporting a crime to a peace officer amongst others.
Her then husband, Diaz, has now been convicted of conspiracy to commit cyberstalking, cyberstalking, perjury, and obstruction of a federal matter.
The couple sent fake threatening emails to each other pretending to be Hadley and making her seem 'hell-bent on punishing her after their relationship dissolved.'
One said: 'You deserve nothing but a life of lonely torture, I have ways to hurt you. There is no place you will be safe anymore.'
Another wrote: 'You might be beautiful, you might be the one he married but you are still a sinner and must be punished. I will make sure you are reminded of your place, by force.'
Hadley was arrested, and later exonerated, of the slew of sex crime felonies that she was accused of but still spent nearly three months in prison.
The couple used Craigslist to try to get people to come to the condo and engage in a 'rape fantasy' with Angela.
Authorities say they hoped to stage a non-consensual sexual assault on Angela with the other party believing that the sexual encounter would be consensual.
She was accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and falsely reporting a crime to a peace officer amongst others
Authorities say they hoped to stage a non-consensual sexual assault on Angela with the other party believing that the sexual encounter would be consensual
Both Angela and Diaz contacted the police to say that they had been targeted by men in their home.
They told cops that Hadley needed to be 'in f***ing cuffs and in a padded room.'
Diaz told local police that he 'investigates threats made to federal judges and prosecutors as part of his work as a Deputy United States Marshal and that he has 'never seen anything like this.'
He texted another Craigslist user in the hope that he would come to the condo, in an attempt to prove that Hadley should be arrested.
Hadley was arrested at her home after a date when Angela called 911 to report
