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Former councillor guilty of stalking Penny Mordaunt
Edward Brandt sent at least 17 emails and left voicemails saying he would persist in contacting Dame Penny Mordaunt, causing her ongoing fear, the court heard.
- At Southampton Crown Court, Edward Brandt was found guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt, former Portsmouth North MP and former leader of the House of Commons.
- Repeated emails and phone messages from Brandt prompted police attention after he sent at least 17 emails, three phone messages, and appeared out of hours at Mordaunt's Portsmouth office.
- Mordaunt told police she `feared sexual violence` due to Brandt's `creepy` behaviour and constant contact, while Brandt said `It was entirely political and entirely harmless` and sought to discuss her 14 years in parliament.
- An interim stalking protection order was imposed earlier, and prosecutors say Brandt failed to comply with a conditional caution , but jurors acquitted him of a more serious charge.
- The 61-year-old defendant now lives in Lymington, Hampshire, while Mordaunt said she has been a parliamentarian for 14 years and found the persistent contact harder to manage.
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Ex-councillor found guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt
Edward Brandt was convicted by a jury sitting at Southampton Crown Court.
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Former councillor found guilty of stalking ex-MP
An ex-councillor has been convicted of stalking former Conservative leadership candidate Dame Penny Mordaunt.
·Southampton, United Kingdom
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