The stalker of Crown actress Claire Foy has been banned from contacting her and her publicist or going anywhere near their homes or where they work for five years. Jason Penrose, 39, sent around 1,000 emails in just one month, between November and December 2021. He said he wanted her to be his girlfriend.
It is said that in one email he sent to Ms Foy’s publicist Emma Jackson, he talked about the TV star being raped saying it would help her sell magazines. Ms Foy called the police on December 17 when he turned up at her Camden house knocking on her door.
He had been sectioned in hospital in Camden but although declared fit to leave they couldn't release him because an interim order banned him from being in the borough. Today's full order allows him to live and receive treatment in the five most western areas of Camden.
After the interim order was granted in February Penrose breached it twice just days later by sending a letter and a parcel from Highgate Mental Health Hospital. Moira McFarlane, representing Penrose, said: “He is fixed to leave the hospital but because of the terms of the order he cannot travel outside of it. If this was adjusted today he would be allowed to leave.
“His treatment now will be in the community. I asked whether he could be transported out of the borough but he cannot, it has to be in the borough.”
A full Stalking Protection Order lasting five years has now been granted which allows him to live and receive treatment in the five most western areas of Camden. He remains banned from entering other areas.
He is also still banned from contacting directly or indirectly either Claire Foy or Ms Jackson and from attending any place where he knows them to be such as work or home. A further requirement is that he notifies the police within three days when he gets any device that can connect to the internet or social media account or change of address.
The Crown Prosecution Service will consider next week whether to bring charges against him. Penrose attended Highbury Magistrate’s Court accompanied by two NHS workers, wearing sunglasses and a white shirt with his long, grey hair tied back in a ponytail.
District Judge Michael Oliver said: “On the evidence presented I am sure that Mr Penrose has carried out acts associated with stalking. Thousands of emails were sent to Ms Foy and on one occasion Mr Penrose attended her home address and there were instances of stalking as well.
“I am also sure that Mr Penrose poses a risk associated with stalking. There is evidence that since the interim order was made on February 7, a letter was sent on February 17 while he was in hospital and a parcel was sent on February 25.
“It appears the conduct was a result of delusional beliefs he had about Ms Foy. I have also taken into account the profound effect that has had on Ms Foy and Ms Jackson.
“He accepts he knocked on the door and sent those thousands of emails. I have read the medical report where he accepts that. I am sure an order is necessary and proportionate to protect them. I believe it is appropriate to impose an order for a period of five years."
