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Court Grants Sabrina Carpenter Five-Year Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker

Judge David L. Wasserman concluded the man’s repeated approaches would cause severe emotional distress, forbade contact, banned firearm possession, extended protections to family members

Sabrina Carpenter, en la pasada Met Gala.
Sabrina Carpenter obtuvo una orden de protección contra un hombre acusado de acosarla. El tribunal impuso estrictas restricciones de contacto y acercamiento tras evaluar los incidentes reportados y el historial de visitas no autorizadas a su domicilio, en un fallo que refuerza su seguridad personal.
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Overview

  • The Los Angeles Superior Court issued the five-year protection order on Thursday requiring 31-year-old William Applegate to stay at least about 90 meters (100 yards) from Sabrina Carpenter’s home, vehicle and nearby areas.
  • Carpenter had first obtained a temporary order weeks earlier after court filings say Applegate visited her Hollywood Hills residence repeatedly and on May 23 crossed a security gate and tried to open her front door.
  • At the June hearing Applegate represented himself and told the judge unsubstantiated claims that he and Carpenter were part of a ‘classified military’ program, testimony the court rejected as unsupported.
  • Judge Wasserman wrote there was strong evidence Applegate was aware of his actions and that his conduct would cause severe emotional distress, and the order explicitly bars him from contacting Carpenter, owning firearms, and names her sister and the sister’s partner for protection.
  • The case underscores how civil restraining orders and police involvement are a primary legal tool for protecting public figures’ private spaces, and it leaves open enforcement steps by law enforcement rather than a criminal conviction.