A Texas realtor is speaking out after enduring months of stalking and sexual harassment that turned her professional life into a nightmare.
Christin Rachelle, who is also a retired Army veteran, shared in an emotional Instagram video that her stalker — identified as Terrell Williams — was arrested and charged on two counts after a terrifying campaign of abuse that began in July.
According to Rachelle, Williams used real estate databases to target her.
“This man was so smart. He knew how to go on the MLS, get my contact information. He knew which listings I had and would make fake inquiries, pretending to be women from fake phone numbers and fake email addresses to get me to respond,” she said.
At first, she thought they were legitimate business leads. But once she replied, the messages quickly escalated.
“He would respond with something super explicit, with horrid text messages of what he’d want to do to me — or a video of him touching himself,” Rachelle explained.
The harassment didn’t stop at messages. Rachelle said the man began monitoring her movements and taunting her with frightening accuracy.
“It got so bad, guys, it was to the point to where the man was watching me and would text me telling me he knew exactly where I was at — and he would say it, and it would be correct,” she recalled.
Fearing for her safety, Rachelle’s family stepped in.
“My mom was super concerned. Luckily she was friends with the chief of police who escalated this over to the Texas Rangers, and I cannot thank them enough,” she said. Authorities even advised her to stay away from her own home because one of her active listings was so close by.
The ordeal took a serious toll on her business. “It’s so sad that women can’t just work. We have to be interrupted in our businesses and in the workplace with this kind of treatment. It got to the point to where I didn’t want to answer the phone. I didn’t want to respond to messages. I didn’t want to host open houses,” she admitted.
One chilling moment came when Rachelle was showing a home to a client and received a call she assumed was from a prospective buyer. Instead, it was Williams again.
“I answered the phone, put it on speakerphone, and it was this man, Terrell, touching himself, screaming my name, yelling curse words, and making noises. And it was just the most embarrassing thing, but I’m actually kind of grateful it happened, because my client grabbed her phone, started recording, and we immediately sent it to authorities,” she narrated.
Ultimately, Rachelle said the support of her family, clients, and law enforcement helped her through.
“I just want to thank the Texas Rangers for taking this seriously and taking my safety, my life, and my business to heart and getting this man behind bars,” she said.
For now, she’s using her platform to warn others — especially women in real estate — to stay vigilant.
She cautioned other women in the realtor business, urging,“to all of my lady realtors, please stay safe and always be aware of your surroundings. Sometimes we can get so caught up in work … and this experience has taught me to be more mindful that it could be the exact opposite.”
