Overview

• Rob Keating, a British citizen, is on trial at Portsmouth Crown Court, pleading not guilty to two counts of stalking involving serious alarm or distress.
• Alexandra Saper testified about receiving hundreds of threatening emails and videos, including explicit kidnapping threats, from Keating between 2022 and 2023.
• Keating traveled to Bali in January 2023 after sending Saper a one-way ticket image; police allegedly coerced her into acting as 'bait' to meet him in public, leading to her eventual flight to Laos.
• The jury was shown video evidence where Keating referenced 'kidnap insurance' and described plans to abduct Saper, as well as a black rope found in his suitcase upon his March 2023 arrest in the UK.
• Keating resumed stalking in late 2024, posting a 'round 2' Bali ticket on social media, which led to his second arrest; the trial continues with a focus on the severity of his actions and law enforcement responses.