West Kingsdown stalker jailed after sending indecent images and messages to women
12:22, 13 November 2024
updated: 17:54, 13 November 2024
A stalker who sent “disgusting” images of naked men to two women has been jailed for more than four years.
Andrew Bloomfield from West Kingsdown targeted his victims over the span of nearly a decade.
In 2013, he started sending a woman he indirectly knew images of naked men, using sexually derogatory language and making lewd suggestions to her.
He continued to send her similar material on social media using fake identities over several years, despite his victim objecting to the content.
Bloomfield targeted a second victim on social media platforms from 2016, sending her images of men’s genitals and offensive messages using around 80 false identities.
The two women were acquaintances and discovered they had both been suffering the same ordeal.
Police were contacted and an investigation led to Bloomfield being arrested at his home on August 21, 2022.
His digital devices were seized and officers found evidence of his indecent behaviour towards the victims and also other women.
The 39-year-old, of Fawkham Road, was charged and pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to two counts of stalking.
On Friday (November 8) he was sentenced to four years and two months’ imprisonment.
He will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years that prohibits him from having a Facebook or Instagram account in a name other than his own.
He also has to comply with an indefinite restraining order.
“This appalling man has caused misery for his two victims over several years...”
Investigating officer PC Callum Fullerton said: “This appalling man has caused misery for his two victims over several years.
“His disgusting messages and images left the women in considerable distress and he should be thoroughly ashamed of his vile conduct.
“Bloomfield thought the internet gave him sufficient anonymity to target women in their own homes for his own perverse gratification, but his confidence was misplaced.
“The victims courageously alerted the police and he has now been brought to justice.”