Man pleads guilty to stalking teenage girl in Wiltshire

A man from Cheltenham has admitted stalking a teenage girl in Wiltshire, causing her serious alarm and distress.

33 year old Dariusz Sicinski repeatedly approached the sixteen year old at a bus stop, even after she asked him to leave her alone and told him her age.

He was arrested after plain clothes officers found him returning to the same spot and will be sentenced in May.

DC Niall Maidment from the MEU said: “This was an escalating case of stalking involving a 16‑year‑old girl who was repeatedly targeted as she tried to catch the bus to college, causing her significant fear and distress.

“The victim reported the matter to police promptly and plain clothes officers from the MEU accompanied the victim to her bus stop the next day, where Sicinski was caught red handed.

“We treat stalking and the targeting of young people with the utmost seriousness and will take decisive action to protect victims and bring offenders before the courts.

“Reducing and Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls is also one of the Chief’s three new priorities as of the beginning of April, and targeting stalking and harassment is a key feature of that."