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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Stalking Caitlin Clark, Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

GRANT COUNTY, INDIANA, JUL 29 – Michael Lewis sent over 800 threatening and explicit social media messages to Caitlin Clark and was sentenced to the maximum 2.5 years in prison, officials said.

  • On July 28, 2025, Michael Lewis, 55, pleaded guilty in Indianapolis court to stalking Caitlin Clark, according to prosecutors.
  • On Jan. 8, 2025, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confronted Michael Lewis after he sent messages containing threatening and sexually explicit material to Caitlin Clark between December 12, 2024, and January 11, 2025.
  • Investigators uncovered that Michael Lewis claimed to be in 'an imaginary relationship' with Caitlin Clark, and the FBI traced his messages to a downtown Indianapolis hotel and the Indianapolis Public Library.
  • The judge imposed strict no-contact and venue bans, including prohibitions from Fever and Pacers events, internet use during his sentence, and a mental health treatment recommendation for Michael Lewis.
  • After sentencing, Caitlin Clark has increased security, and fans fear Lewis’s psychological issues pose a risk upon his release, supporting tighter safeguards.
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Miami, U.S.A., Jul 28 (EFE).- A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 18 months in prison by a judge in the U.S. state of Indiana after pleading this Monday guilty of harassing and harassing the star of the WNBA Caitlin Clark. The defendant, identified as Michael Lewis, was arrested on January 12 at a Indianapolis hotel accused of sending through social media threats and sexually violent messages to the Indiana player Fever. Lewis plea…

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A 55-year-old sent Caitlin Clark hundreds of threats and sexually clear messages. Now he has to go to prison. Previously, he said that he had an "imaginary relationship" with the WNBA star player.

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A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 18 months in prison by a judge in the U.S. state of Indiana after pleading guilty on Monday to harassing and harassing the star of the WNBA Caitlin Clark.The defendant, identified as Michael Lewis, was arrested on January 12 at a Indianapolis hotel accused of sending through social media threats and sexually violent messages to Indiana player Fever.Lewis pleaded guilty to the charges this Monday …

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KGAN broke the news in on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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