Overview

• He admitted two counts of stalking after launching stones, smoke bombs and eggs, threatening his neighbour with a baseball bat and sabotaging wi-fi and CCTV in a dispute over a dog playing in the garden.
• Officers discovered three categories of indecent child images on his device when he was arrested by Staffordshire Police.
• Stafford Crown Court sentenced the 53-year-old on June 19 to two years and four months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to all charges.
• His sentence carries a ten-year notification order, an indefinite restraining order, a sexual harm prevention order, forfeiture of the tampering device and his mobile phone, and a £228 victim surcharge.
• Staffordshire Police said the case underlines their expanded approach to tackling intertwined threats of domestic harassment and child exploitation through robust legal measures.