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An Ex-NYU Professor Was Arrested After Allegedly Sending Citi's Chief Economist X-Rated Pictures And Racy Messages

Jul 3, 2013, 18:42 IST

Wikimedia Commons/ Cynthia van ElkA former NYU economics professor was arrested on Monday night for allegedly stalking and harassing her ex-lover, Citigroup's chief economist Willem Buiter, the New York Daily News' Shayna Jacobs and Rich Schapiro report.

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According to the NYDN, the econ professor allegedly sent Buiter racy pictures and thousands of messages, some of which are x-rated, over the last two years.

Here are the details from NYDN:

Heleen Mees, 44, was busted for stalking and harassing chief Citigroup economist Willem Buiter — sending him photos of herself masturbating and images of other naked women, the Daily News has learned.

A one-time NYU professor, Mees sent Buiter more than 1,000 emails over a two-year period, authorities said.

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Some of them were laced with threats, while at least one was a hyper-sexual come-on. “What can I do to make it right? Shall I lick your b---s?” Mees allegedly wrote in one email.

Buiter — who coined the term "Grexit" and is renowned for his work on sovereign debt — is married to Anne Sibert, who is also an economist. They have two children together. According to the report, Mees was allegedly sending Sibert and the kids messages, too.

A lawyer for Mees told the paper that the emails between her client and Buiter "go in both directions."

Read the full report at NYDN >

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