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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Stalker who worshipped incel killer Elliot Rodger sentenced to 30 months prison

A self-described incel – or “involuntary celibate” – who idolised notorious mass killer Elliot Rodger has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for “terrorising” female victims.

David Kaufman, 28, of Peekskill, New York, stalked and harrassed at least three women between February 2019 and August 2020, bombarding them with death, bomb and rape threats through social media, court records show.

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