Brett Michael Dadig

Introduction

Brett Michael Dadig, 31, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 46 months of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of charges of cyberstalking, interstate stalking, and interstate threats. United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on October 20, 2026, in a case announced by United States Attorney Troy Rivetti. According to information presented to the Court, Dadig’s conduct ran from May through November 2025 and subjected 11 female victims — none of them named — to harassment through posts on social media, his podcast, text messages, phone calls, and in person.

Background Information

Dadig’s harassment of his victims included showing up to their homes and places of business unannounced and uninvited, following them from their places of business, taking and posting pictures of them online without their consent, and revealing private details — including their names and locations — online. Two of his victims obtained Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders against him, which Dadig violated both online and in person. FBI Pittsburgh Acting Special Agent in Charge Christopher Giordano described the conduct as a pattern rather than an online quarrel: “Stalking is not a harmless fixation or a strictly online behavior – it is a pattern that can leave victims fearing for their safety in their homes and workplaces. This defendant did this across multiple communities in different states, taking his conduct from the internet to the real world, and this sentencing holds him accountable for his actions.”

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Convicted and sentenced. Dadig drew 46 months plus three years of supervised release for a months-long course of conduct that stalked, harassed, and intimidated 11 women across multiple states.

Some of Dadig’s comments included references to breaking his victims’ jaws and fingers, dead bodies, burning down gyms, and his victims suffering “judgment day.” United States Attorney Rivetti said Dadig, “Using the Pittsburgh area as a home base,” moved “from city to city brazenly and aggressively stalking, harassing, and intimidating different women in each location”, and that he “sought to terrorize these women in person as well as through hate-filled social media posts, text messages, phone calls, and podcasts, and, at times, in violation of Protection from Abuse orders.” Many of those posts and podcasts carried victims’ full names, photos, and personal information such as their locations, places of work, and finances.

Public Reaction and Consequences

For the sentencing hearing, several victims submitted impact statements to the Court outlining their individual experiences with Dadig and the fear his actions caused them. Rivetti said: “We commend the brave women who came forward to help make certain that this defendant would be brought to justice and to assist law enforcement in preventing him from harming others. This sentencing sends a clear message to cyber and in-person stalkers and harassers that such actions will not be tolerated by our office and our law enforcement partners.” Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Horan stated that Dadig’s “criminal conduct was profound, outrageous, and inexcusable” and that “the impact on the victims and community, and the terror it brought the victims, underscores the criminality and unacceptability of such conduct in our society.”

Current Status

Dadig, 31, is serving the 46-month term Judge Horan imposed on October 20, 2026, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Assistant United States Attorney Hillary M. Weaver prosecuted the case on behalf of the government, and Rivetti commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and numerous local police departments in Pittsburgh and across the country for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution. The sentence was announced October 21, 2026 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Impact on Their Career/Life

Dadig used a podcast and social media as instruments of stalking, filling his posts and recordings with victims’ full names, photos, and personal information such as their locations, places of work, and finances — material that deputized an online audience into a distributed menace and persisted even through court-ordered Protection from Abuse orders he violated both online and in person. The federal convictions for cyberstalking, interstate stalking, and interstate threats now attach to him permanently, along with 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The case’s lesson, in Rivetti’s framing, is that such conduct “will not be tolerated by our office and our law enforcement partners.”

Sources

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania, “Whitehall Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Months-Long Course of Conduct Involving Cyberstalking and Interstate Stalking and Threats” — source