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Salem witch takes warlock to court over alleged harassment

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2003 file photo, Christian Day poses in the Old Burying Ground in Salem, Mass. A judge is scheduled to hear a suit on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Salem District Court brought by Lori Sforza, who calls herself a witch priestess, accusing Day, a self-proclaimed warlock, of harassing her online and over the phone for three years. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2003 file photo, Christian Day poses in the Old Burying Ground in Salem, Mass. A judge is scheduled to hear a suit on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Salem District Court brought by Lori Sforza, who calls herself a witch priestess, accusing Day, a self-proclaimed warlock, of harassing her online and over the phone for three years. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File) FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2003 file photo, Christian Day poses in the Old Burying Ground in Salem, Mass. A judge is scheduled to hear a suit on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Salem District Court brought by Lori Sforza, who calls herself a witch priestess, accusing Day, a self-proclaimed warlock, of harassing her online and over the phone for three years. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)

BOSTON (AP) – A Salem, Massachusetts, woman who calls herself a witch priestess is taking a self-proclaimed warlock to court over accusations of harassment.

Lori Sforza, who runs a Salem witchcraft shop and leads a pagan church, filed for court-ordered protection against harassment from Christian Day, whose website calls him the “world’s best-known warlock.” Sforza accused Day of harassing her online and over the phone for three years. The two will meet in court on Wednesday.

A lawyer representing Day declined to comment. Day owns occult shops in Salem and New Orleans, according to his website. His lawyer said he lives in Louisiana.

The 75-year-old Sforza accuses Day, 45, of repeatedly calling her late at night from a private number and swearing at her, said Fiore Porreca, an attorney representing her. Sforza, who goes by the business name Lori Bruno, also alleges Day made malicious posts about her on social media.

“She’s being abused, intimidated and harassed,” Porreca said.