Man jailed for stalking and harassing trusted family friend

Summarised from Andover Advertiser's report · Updated 23 Oct, 07:20 · Archive

A man has been jailed for 32 months for stalking and harassing a woman he had known since adolescence.

Jakob Emmanuel Ward, 28, of Tidworth, was sentenced to 32 months in prison on Friday for an extended campaign of stalking and harassment against Paris Shears, a 31-year-old mother of three. Ward had been a trusted family friend whom Miss Shears had known since she was a teenager and whom she regarded as a brother. He is the father of her nephew.

Ward began contacting Miss Shears using an Instagram alias, sending her AI-generated images of her in underwear and an AI-generated nude video. He deliberately impersonated her abusive ex-partner, who had previously strangled her. When she asked to be left alone, Ward sent her own What3Words location. The campaign culminated in Ward leaving packages containing AI-generated sexual material, Miss Shears' underwear, sex toys and a bag containing his semen. DNA evidence allowed police to identify and arrest him.

Judge Christopher Parker KC described Ward's campaign as 'despicable, depraved' and 'completely incomprehensible'. Miss Shears has since expressed concern that he could be released next year under early-release rules and questioned why a Sexual Harm Prevention Order was not imposed, saying she feels 'justice has not been served'.

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• Mum reveals horror of discovering trusted friend was her semen-sending stalkerA MUM who endured a terrifying stalking campaign in which a trusted family friend posed as her abusive ex-partner and sent her a package containing his semen says she feels “justice has not been served”.Andover Advertiser · 23 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Jakob Emmanuel Ward · Paris Shears · Tidworth · Winchester Crown Court

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