Overview

• Claudia Fragapane, former Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing alum, fled her home after a 15-year-old stalker appeared at her doorstep on May 5 in violation of a restraining order.
• The teen located Fragapane’s address through “detective work” and was photographed by the gymnast during the incident.
• Bristol magistrates imposed an 18-month rehabilitation and supervision order, a residence requirement with her father, and an extended restraining order on the defendant.
• Fragapane detailed the fear and anxiety caused by the stalking in a victim statement, which the court heard during sentencing on May 7.
• The judge warned the teen that further breaches of the restraining order would likely result in detention, emphasizing Fragapane’s safety as the priority.