Shanks' mom says she thinks Podany was verbally abusive to her daughter and very possesive. She says it got worse when she ended the relationship.

"He's sick," said Christine Shanks, Annie's mom. "Actually, mentally ill to do something like that."

Podany took Shanks' yearbook photo and placed it on a picture of the body of a nude woman. He then put the picture on the free website Geocities in February with the words "This is the stupid b****! She is a liar and she cheated on me. So you see my anger."

Podany said he did it because he was mad and he wanted to seek revenge on her.

Detective Tom Conner of the Parma police says the Internet is the new avenue for harassment.

"You don't know how long this is going to go on or what photos are going to appear on the Internet next of this person," said Conner.

Podany said it wasn't going to go any farther and that he forgot the picture was even there or else he would have taken it off.

"I have a lot of things going on right now," said Podany. "I'm stressed out."

The picture was taken off the website after police told Podany to do so. The judge wanted to order the defendent to post an apology, but he can no longer afford the service.