Overview
- Seth Daniel Stewart agreed to plead guilty on May 20, 2026, to one federal count of conveying false information about an explosive device and related cyberstalking charges and faces up to 10 years in prison.
- Prosecutors say the case began after Disney rejected Stewart’s effort to acquire rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer in September 2022 and that his response escalated into repeated harassment of company staff.
- Court documents allege Stewart posted 22 pages of personal data for a Disney lawyer and other employees to a dark-web doxing site on March 3, 2023, exposing home addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
- Two weeks after the doxing, Stewart allegedly called Disney guest services while posing as an employee and falsely reported a planned bombing of company offices, an action that triggered the federal investigation.
- The plea highlights growing risks when fan disputes turn personal, and it may prompt companies to strengthen employee protections and law enforcement responses to doxxing, threats, and swatting-style hoaxes.