Jail for ‘Grindr stalker’ who terrorised couple

French woman who terrorised a couple after posing as a man on a gay dating app was jailed for 13 months today (mon).

Yannick Glaudin, 31, befriended a gay man on Grindr, then launched a stalking campaign against him and his boyfriend.

She warned the man she had put ‘a price’ on him and that she wanted him castrated, before sending intimate photos and videos of him to his family, employer and friends.

Uninvited ‘dates’ also turned up at the man’s home expecting to meet him for sex, Inner London Crown Court heard.

Glaudin admitted harassment, stalking and disclosing private sexual photos at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July 2018.

She was granted bail and fled to Paris by Eurostar, remaining in France until she was finally extradited in January.

Jailing Glaudin for a total of 13 months Judge Silas Reid said: ‘In 2017 you entered into an online relationship with victim A.

‘You pretended to be a man, he eventually, after suspicions arose, backed off the relationship.

‘By that point, because he had trusted you he had provided you with private sexual images.

‘You did that for one reason, which was revenge at him stopping the relationship.

‘His life went on as did your fixation with him, he effectively entered into a new relationship.

‘The next day you again sent private sexual images to him. That was the start of a disturbing campaign of harassment against Victim A and his new partner.

‘You behaviour caused significant impact on Victim A’s life and his new partner.

‘You behaved in such a way that men reportedly attended at their address stating that they were there for a sexual encounter.

‘As with the rest of your behaviour it seems to me that that behaviour of yours was designed to cause the maximum distress to your victims.

‘You make various false assertions about both victims, to their friends, family and work colleagues.

‘You made reports either to crime stoppers or the police, false allegations that your victims had been involved in serious criminal behaviour.

‘You sent messages purporting that you had arranged a contract that effectively had been put on one victim’s head, such as that people were looking for him in order to inflict serious violence designed to permanently maim him or kill him.

‘As he expressed to me today when he read his victim’s personal statement, he was terrified.

‘You created multiple false social media accounts so that you could effectively deceive your way into the friendship group of your victims.

‘The most intense period of stalking was in March 2018.

‘Victim A was followed and photos taken of him when he went about his business due to the information that you had obtained about his life.

‘In July 2018 you again sent private sexual images of Victim A to his friends and work colleagues.

‘These offences went on for such a long period, were at such a level of intensity and what’s more you had points doing it where you were told in no uncertain terms to back off.

‘If any thing these pleas and requests to leave Victim A and his partner alone made things worse rather than better.’

John McNamara, prosecuting, said the man had sent a number of intimate pictures and videos of himself to Glaudin.

‘Glaudin sent flowers to his employer’s address and left gifts outside his address,’ Mr McNamara said.

The victim then began to suspect the sender was not ‘who they said they were’ and said he wanted no further contact.

But Glaudin ‘continued to contact him through various different phone numbers, accounts and email addresses.

‘It was then when the harassment started with the sending of sexual images and videos of him to his mother and stepfather on Facebook, to his friends, and friends of friends, all via Facebook and Instagram.’

Mr McNamara said on 6 March 2018, the victim received messages on his work email and mobile phone with screenshots of a ‘fabricated’ conversation.

Glaudin was warned by the couple to make no further contact as they had been to police.

But he then started harassing the victim’s boyfriend as the campaign escalated, the court heard.

He sent the man’s boss an email saying ‘How come someone on your team dates a young guy who do drugs and prostitute (sic).’

On the same day an allegation was made to Crimestoppers that he had been abusing a young boy and was linked to a paedophile.

He then received threatening texts on 8 March saying ‘I’m still waiting, give me my money back’.

Glaudin, formerly of Wentworth Mews, Mile End, east London, admitted harassment without violence, stalking without fear, alarm or distress, and disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress.

The offences occurred between December 2017 and July 2018.

Glaudin was finally extradited to the UK on 31 January this year.

Wearing a large, striped button up shirt with short dreadlocks, Glaudin showed no emotion as she was jailed.
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