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Men convicted for stalking in 2024: Faces of stalkers sent to jail in the UK

These are the faces of men who were sent to jail for stalking in 2024 so far.

Both stalking and harassment are offences under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and these men were convicted for a crime that inflicts trauma on their victims.

One of the most shocking recent cases involved a man sentenced to 13 years and three months in prison for serious stalking offences against a Watford woman he barely knew, along with other related crimes. Karl Chads, 41, was convicted at Wood Green Crown Court and placed on the sex offenders register for life. He was also given an indefinite restraining order banning him from specific locations and contact with individuals connected to the case.

The court heard that Chads’ obsessive behaviour escalated over time, bombarding the victim with unwanted messages, letters, and gifts. He broke into her home, stole personal items, and made violent threats against her and her partner, leaving the woman terrified at home and work. Police arrested him after catching him breaking into her property with condoms in his possession.

Also in October, a 43-year-old stalker, Robert Carlin, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after threatening a woman online, breaching an existing restraining order against him. Despite previously serving a 14-month sentence for stalking the same victim, Carlin resumed his harassment shortly after his release, between January 9 and March 18 this year.

Using anonymous Facebook and Instagram accounts, he posted disparaging and threatening messages about the woman, uploaded her photos, and even made her address public. His threats escalated to alarming statements such as, “I know where you live, and I’ll be seeing you face to face soon” and “Once I’ve done with you, that face will need a plastic bag to cover it.” The victim alerted police, who traced the social media accounts to email addresses registered to Carlin.

Here are the faces of men convicted of stalking and sentenced to prison this year.

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