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Stalker jailed for fantasist letters
9:00am Sunday 6th January 2013 in News
By John Hoskins, Court Reporter
Adam Basford
HE wanted her to be his girlfriend and wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Delusional Adam Basford inundated a woman with streams of unwanted letters – even managing to contact her from prison when he had been jailed for harassing her.
On his release his infatuation continued and he posted her a parcel of cannabis from his bail hostel and later defied a court order and went to her home where he was aggressive and made threats – landing him back in jail.
Now the 29-year-old stalker from Southampton is back behind bars again after being arrested the moment he stepped outside Winchester’s prison gates for continuing to send letters.
Prosecutor Gavin Sumptner told Southampton Crown Court how Basford was jailed for 28 months in 2011 for harassing his victim, but he fantasised about their relationship blossoming and continued to send her letters.
He told the court: “He wanted her to be his girlfriend and said he loved her.”
For six months he regularly wrote to her before the letters stopped. But within months they reappeared and his victim contacted police.
Mr Sumpter said Basford talked of “baby stuff”
and how they would have children together.
But in a subsequent letter, he told her about a book he had read from a pimp in America about her becoming a brothel madam, working in an escort agency and how he wanted to slap her bottom.
Basford, who has no fixed address but previously lived in both Shirley and Sholing, admitted breaching a restraining order and was jailed for two years by Judge Peter Henry.
Leah Dillon, defending, said Basford was adamant he would not harm his victim but “he cannot stop himself – he wishes he could, he has tried time and time again but has failed”.
Comments(8)
Brite Spark
says...
12:34pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
elvisimo
says...
1:12pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
Huey
says...
3:00pm Sun 6 Jan 13
elvisimo wrote:indeed. spot on.
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
Ted Rogers
says...
7:50pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Huey wrote:Agreed. So really, the main priority should be treatment as opposed to incarceration.
elvisimo wrote:indeed. spot on.
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
Huey
says...
8:16pm Sun 6 Jan 13
Ted Rogers wrote:I would suggest both - treatment in a secure environment for an indefinite period
Huey wrote:Agreed. So really, the main priority should be treatment as opposed to incarceration.
elvisimo wrote:indeed. spot on.
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
derek james
says...
9:56pm Sun 6 Jan 13
elvisimo wrote:i think you'll find he wanted her to become a "madam" in a brothel i do not profess to know much about these establishments but that suggests a "management" roll not exactly asking her to become a whore, he's clearly become infatuated with this woman and will no doubt get over it, some individuals have committed far worse crimes and walked free
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
S!monOn
says...
11:25am Mon 7 Jan 13
derek james wrote:He's back in jail having not got over it.
elvisimo wrote:i think you'll find he wanted her to become a "madam" in a brothel i do not profess to know much about these establishments but that suggests a "management" roll not exactly asking her to become a whore, he's clearly become infatuated with this woman and will no doubt get over it, some individuals have committed far worse crimes and walked free
Brite Spark wrote:Sent her drugs and went to her house where he was aggressive then wanting her to become a prostitute. What would you like to happen before. Something is down. Have her attacked or worse? Look what happened to Clare Burnal.
This is stalking is it?
Clearly this gent has gone over the top but I've heard of far worse cases than this where the guy is allowed to harass and threaten his victim for years, and get away with it.
There's a danger that the new laws are being enforced far more stringently than they need be, and the 'victim' can simply use the word 'stalker' to stitch up someone who loves her, then the bloke becomes the victim, left cold in a prison cell simply because the woman wouldn't talk to him at any stage (hence the letters from him).
It's good to talk, but not to stalk.
The worrying thing here is he will be out in no time and straight back to doing the same again.
Hopefully, he'll get some sort of mental help before his infatuation leads him to do something far worse than what he's done so far.
Ted Rogers says...
11:24am Sun 6 Jan 13