Overview
- The jury acquitted Brandt of the more serious charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
- The court heard he sent at least 17 emails and three phone messages and visited her Portsmouth office out of hours between September 11, 2023 and May 12, 2024.
- Mordaunt told police she feared sexual violence and considered him a continuing threat, and her office increased security with a panic button.
- Prosecutors said he breached an April 2024 conditional caution, and an interim stalking protection order was imposed on July 16, 2024.
- Brandt, 61, denied harmful intent, citing ADHD and autism diagnoses and characterizing his approaches as political and harmless, with sentencing due at a later date.