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'Obsessed' Fan Jailed for Stalking Doctor Who's Billie Piper
Philip Jerome admitted four breaches after police found saved images, social media posts and messages to Billie Piper’s family, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, Philip Jerome, 49, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court after admitting four breaches of a stalking prevention order concerning actress Billie Piper.
- Jerome's history of harassment dating back to 2012, including "sleeping outside her address in the woods," led to the July 2022 stalking prevention order after a prior 12-month prison sentence for a Comicon convention incident.
- Police inspection of Jerome's devices on December 27, 2025, discovered four saved photographs of Piper and 11 tagged posts on X, including AI-generated images, with one comment stating "great without a bra too."
- Sentencing Jerome, District Judge Kirsty Allman cited his "sexual interest" and "entrenched pattern" of stalking offenses, while defense lawyer Caroline Bonavia noted his recent autism diagnosis and argued his breaches posed less threat than past behavior.
- Piper's personal assistant manages her X account and shields her from negative content, as the actress has no direct access to the platform, meaning Jerome's posts remained largely unseen by their intended target.
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