33-Year-Old Man Sent To Jail For Calling And Texting His Ex-Girlfriend Over 20,000 Times
After his girlfriend, a unnamed 32-year-old schoolteacher, broke off their relationship in 2011, the defendant was unable to cope with her decision. The unnamed defendant has been previously hospitalized for depression, but at the hearing in Lyon on Thursday (September 4), he took responsibility for his actions.
He was calling and demanding that his ex-girlfriend thank him for the repairs or offer compensation for the work he did on their shared apartment, but now, even he must admit that “it was stupid.”
“At the time, my logic was that until she returns the money… or at least says thank you, I would not stop the calls,” he said at the hearing. “I tell myself, with hindsight, that it was stupid.”
Manuella Spee, lawyer for the victim, explained the measures her client took to shake off the unwanted communication.
“She tried to block her line, but he phoned her parents instead and her workplace,” Spee explained.
During a meeting held with a mediator, the woman finally thanked her ex for the work he had done, and the harassment finally ended. Since this mediation, the defendant has not contacted the victim. Hopefully, he’s let it go—for the sake of this poor woman’s peace of mind.
Despite this resolution, he has been sentenced to 10 months in prison—six of which have been suspended—and a hefty €1,000 ($1300) fine.
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