Ava Majury's family slam trolls for 'victim-blaming' Tiktok star after stalker tried to kill her
TikTok star, Ava Majury's parents have slammed vile trolls for victim-blaming their daughter after she was targeted by two stalkers, one of whom tried to break into her home and kill her. The unfortunate incident of July 2021 has traumatized the 15-year-old teenager. She is also due to appear in court on Monday, February 28, to request a restraining order against a second alleged stalker, a classmate of hers.
The first stalker was 18-year-old Eric Rohan Justin, who was shot dead by Majury's dad Rob, a retired cop, outside the family's Fort Myers, Florida home on July 10. Following months of harassing Majury online, Justin traveled from Maryland to Florida and attempted to blast through the front door with a shotgun when the girl was sleeping in her bed. In addition to obsessively messaging her directly, Justin also paid her so-called friends and classmates to send him her personal information, including her address and phone number.
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Later, one of Majury's classmates started stalking her and watching her reportedly making her so uncomfortable that she had to withdraw from in-person learning at school. This has resulted in the teenager opting for virtual classes from home. Ava is now seeking an injunction for protection against this classmate, who hasn't been named as he's a minor, citing months of disturbing behavior.
Taylor Pearson, the 15-year-old's spokesperson told The Sun that the social media star is "definitely very fearful for her safety" on account of both stalking incidents.
"She doesn't feel comfortable living life as a normal teen," Pearson said. "The family has moved address and now Ava is doing virtual learning at home. The family is also disappointed by the negativity and victim-blaming being directed at them and their daughter ever since the family went public with their story in the New York Times last week", Pearson added.
People are criticizing Majury because of the fact that Ava's parents allowed her to sell two selfies to Justin for $300 after he made direct contact with her, weeks before showing up armed at their Florida home. She eventually blocked Justin after he requested explicit photos from her, but still, he continued to contact her through alternative means, such as Venmo. People are blaming Majury and her family saying that they wanted money and now are playing the part of the victim. A few others slammed the girl for deciding to remain on social media even after both she and her family were almost killed.
In one comment left on the girl's Instagram, read: "Really all ur fault u sexualize yourself too much. Even sold him pictures instead of just blocking him in the first place u really killed a person lol." Another wrote: "You are exactly what's wrong in our society. Yes, he was a sick f**k. But you purposely continued to have contact with this guy. Admitting to even going so far as to selling him photos."
"And your parents are absolutely 100% to blame for this. You were nothing but a child and should grow up some. I hope the prosecutor's office is looking at you and your family in this young man's death", another wrote.
Pearson told that the negativity and spiteful remarks are inflicting more harm on the already pained Majury family, adding that "They're having a very difficult time, but we really want to focus on the positives and use this incident as a lesson for others, a cautionary tale."
"We also want to put out the message that Ava's behavior shouldn't have to change because of one or two bad actors", the spokesperson added.
Majury's parents, Kim and Rob, told in a statement, "As parents, all that we’ve ever wanted is the best for Ava. While becoming social media famous was not in the plan, we support our daughter’s endeavors entirely. Never in our wildest dreams did we think a fun pastime could lead to a near-death experience. We implore local authorities to take this frightening ordeal seriously and parents to encourage their children to report suspicious activity on social media and not be complacent or, worse, complicit in threatening behavior that too often leads to tragedy."
Ava also took to Instagram to talk about victim-blaming and to clarify some facts from her end.