US Man Jailed After 10-Year UK Stalking

Robert Beckman, 31, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking a man in the UK for about a decade. Sentencing took place in court following years of contact. His repeated unwanted contact included online messages, letters and comments on the victim's social media, and he flew from Boston to Gatwick intending to meet him. Beckman had previously received a police caution for harassing the same victim but continued contacting him despite warnings. The court also imposed a 10-year restraining order and barred him from entering the UK. No factual dispute found in the record. no right-rated headlines were present in the record.