Davie camp counselor-in-training pleads not guilty to cyberstalking

Robert Yagid, 18, accused of harassing kids through Kik app

Robert Yagid leaves a Broward County courtroom one day after he was arrested on cyber-stalking charges.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The attorney for a counselor-in-training accused of stalking children via text messages at a South Florida camp has submitted a written plea of not guilty on behalf of his client Thursday.

A judge scheduled Robert Yagid's next hearing for May 15.

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Yagid, 18, was arrested last month on charges of cyberstalking after he turned himself in at the Broward County jail.

Yagid, who was a counselor-in-training at Camp Adventure at Tree Tops Park in Davie, is on house arrest awaiting his trial.

According to Pembroke Pines police,  a 13-year-old boy told his mother that he feared for his life after receiving threatening messages via Kik, a cellphone chat application, from someone claiming to be Megan Hoffmin.

The boy told his mother that a 12-year-old friend had received similar messages from the same person.

Police said the messages came from Yagid's home IP address.

Here are the some of the text messages that Yagid is alleged to have sent:

"Don't think I didn't notice you weren't at your little house in Pembroke. You were right to fear your life."

"Did you think I forgot about you? I gave you an extra day and you still haven't answered my question."

"You can call the authorities, you can pray to God, but you will never find me. Until I've found you first."

Yagid faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

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