Sabrina Carpenter Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles court issued a temporary restraining order for pop star Sabrina Carpenter against William Applegate, whom she accuses of stalking and attempting to force entry into her Hollywood Hills home.
Sabrina Carpenter Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker in Los Angeles
A court in Los Angeles County has granted a temporary restraining order protecting pop star Sabrina Carpenter from a man she says stalked her and tried to break into her residence. The order, issued against 31-year-old William Applegate, requires him to stay roughly 90 meters away from Carpenter, her sister Sarah Carpenter, and her partner, all of whom live together in a Hollywood Hills home, according to court documents cited by RTV Slovenija.
Carpenter filed a civil harassment prevention request with the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In her filing, she stated that Applegate came to her front door on May 23 and attempted to force it open. She described this as an escalation of alleged stalking behavior that began around April 20.
"His pattern of stalking, unauthorized entry onto private property, and surveillance has caused me severe and prolonged emotional distress. I fear what he might do if the court does not restrict his access to me," the singer wrote in a statement attached to her request.
Journalists from NBC News were unable to locate contact information for William Applegate, and it was unclear whether he had legal representation. The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office did not respond to a request for comment.
According to the filing, Applegate tried to open Carpenter's front door on May 23. A security guard who intervened was allegedly struck by Applegate, a Los Angeles police detective stated in the documents. Security camera footage shows a man identified in the filing as Applegate standing at the pop star's front door. The footage also captures the moment a security guard, armed with a flashlight, approaches him.
Court documents indicate the guard ordered Applegate to leave, but he refused. He claimed he knew Carpenter and that she was expecting him, a statement the documents labeled as "unheard of and completely unrealistic."
A police detective specializing in threat assessment wrote that Applegate would not depart until officers arrived. The detective noted that Applegate had developed a "concerning and unreasonable obsession" with the singer.
Following his arrest on suspicion of unauthorized entry onto another's property, the man returned to the neighborhood on the next two days, according to Carpenter. She stated that he parked his vehicle nearby and reclined the seat to make himself less visible, while carrying out what she described as "deliberate surveillance" and "harassment." He reportedly left only after police arrived.
The singer's security team determined that the man had been parking his vehicle in the neighborhood since approximately April 20 and had gradually been getting closer to her.
"His delusional insistence that he knows me and that I was expecting him indicates a dangerous, unrealistic, and unreasonable obsession with me," Carpenter wrote in her statement.
The restraining order also covers her workplace and vehicle. It prohibits Applegate from harassing, intimidating, threatening, contacting, or stalking her.
Police referred the matter to the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office for possible charges related to the May 23 incident, the detective wrote. A court hearing on the case is scheduled for June 18.
Source: RTV SLO