A man stalked a woman employed at a Dundee bank and repeatedly turned up at her work hoping to see her, the city’s sheriff court has heard.
Steven Harper, 30, stalked his victim for a year, during which time he made numerous appointments with her at her work and sent many texts requesting her company.
Harper first met the woman as she carried out her duties at the bank on June 24 2013.
He told her he was having issues with his account and made an appointment to come back to see her in a few days.
The court heard that he also asked for her mobile phone number and was “visibly disappointed” when she declined, before making a friend request on Facebook, which she ignored and blocked”.
His attentions escalated, however, and when he attended for his appointment the woman was “frightened” into providing her mobile telephone number to Harper.
Over the next 12 months, he sent her numerous unwanted text messages, despite her appeals for him to stop, while further attempts to visit her at work were blocked by colleagues who were aware of his attentions.
The police were eventually contacted when it became clear that he was not going to give up.
Harper of Burnside Court, Whorterbank, admitted repeatedly texting and emailing the woman and attending at her place of work between June 24 2013 and June 13 last year.
Sentence was deferred to August 6, with Harper indefinitely prohibited from approaching or contacting the woman under the terms of a non-harassment order.