Ashley Atkinson faces fines after stalking
A grubby Mildura man was engaging in “fantasy” when he stalked a young woman, exposing himself and leaving a graphic note on her car, a court has heard.
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A Mildura man was living in a “fantasy” when he stalked a young woman at a shopping centre, leaving an explicit note on her car, leaving her fearing “older men”.
Ashley Atkinson, 55, faced Mildura Magistrates'’ Court on Monday was slapped with a community corrections order and a $2000 for stalking and exposing himself.
The woman’s victim impact statement, read to the court by the police prosecutor, detailed how the deviant’s offending made her uncomfortable.
“Slowly I started to feel uneasy every time I walked out to the car park, thinking that someone might be watching me, even being in the car park made me feel uneasy and it still does,” she wrote.
“I have a constant fear of older men now, where I work I’m surrounded by older people when they are walking past me I get scared … going alone anywhere I feel scared, I still have dreams about this.”
Magistrate Michael Coghlan told Atkinson the stalking was nothing but a “fantasy” and that he had nothing to offer a young lady.
“There is nothing at all to suggest this young lady would have been interested in you in a sexual manner, as she has now discovered the extent you have gone to keep her under observation, which has had a particularly significant effect on her,” he said.
Mr Coghlan said she had taken into account reports from Atkinson’s doctor regarding his poor mental health when it came to sentencing.
“I have regard to the report provided by (your) doctor in relation to your psychological state … given all the circumstances I have determined it is appropriate to deal with these charges by way of a community corrections order. I’m also going to impose a fine,” he said.
Atkinson was convicted and charged $2000 for stalking and for sexual exposure in a public place.
He was put on a community corrections order for 18 months.
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