An Indiana man was charged Wednesday on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and despatched her threatening and specific messages on social media.
Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony prices for stalking and intimidation, in addition to a misdemeanor harassment cost. He was arrested Tuesday, in accordance with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Cunningham, a player with the Indiana Fever, informed investigators she had been staying at house extra and having nightmares as a result of of Singh’s continued messages, in accordance with the affidavit. She was first made conscious of Singh’s alleged on-line conduct in February, she stated.
Singh’s on-line conduct escalated that month and his conduct “became increasingly threatening after he was contacted by team security,” the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office stated in a information launch.
According to an affidavit, Singh allegedly despatched quite a few messages –together with specific messages – on the social media platform X in April. One of the messages featured the textual content, “You’re literally down the street from me!” After Cunnigham’s workforce despatched Singh a cease-and-desist letter on April 30, Singh despatched extra messages on X, making specific and threatening feedback, in accordance with the affidavit.
In September 2025, Singh hand-delivered a package deal addressed to “Sophie” at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana Fever’s house enviornment, containing a letter and a Guns N’ Roses T-shirt sprayed with males’s cologne, in accordance the affidavit.
“The internet has made it easier than ever to target, harass and intimidate others. Threats of violence, whether face-to-face or behind a keyboard, will be taken seriously,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears stated in an announcement. “Coming forward is never easy, regardless of a person’s position or public profile. The victim is setting an example by speaking out.”
A telephone name to a quantity listed for Singh wasn’t answered. It wasn’t clear if he had an legal professional but.
Singh is at the moment on probation in Hendricks County, Indiana, after he pleaded responsible in July 2025 to 2 felony counts of invasion of privateness, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office stated.
The incident comes after Cunningham’s teammate, WNBA star Caitlin Clark, was the victim of stalking and harassing by a distinct man from Texas who was sentenced final 12 months to 2 1/2 years in jail.