Sabrina Carpenter According to court documents, she has been granted a temporary restraining order against a 31-year-old man, who is accused of stalking her and trying to break into her Los Angeles home. The singer said William Applegate repeatedly showed up at her Hollywood Hills residence before walking up to her front door on May 23 and trying to force it open. Carpenter told the court that the alleged behavior had left him with “severe and ongoing emotional distress”.
Details of Sabrina Carpenter’s restraining order
The Daily Mail reported that Carpenter applied for protection after weeks of alleged stalking behaviour. The Guardian also reported that a Los Angeles County court issued a temporary injunction on Monday, barring Applegate from coming within 100 yards of Carpenter, his home, his workplace and his car.Carpenter said in his statement that he did not know Applegate and did not want to have contact with him. She accused him of parking near her home since April 20, with each visit taking him closer to the property.The situation escalated on May 23, when Applegate allegedly entered a neighbor’s property to get around the security fence. He then reached Carpenter’s front door and tried to open it, court documents said.A ring camera captured the incident. Applegate allegedly knocked on the door handle, rang the bell and knocked. When a security guard confronted him, he allegedly refused to leave and claimed Carpenter expected him.
Sabrina Carpenter’s stalker case in Los Angeles
Carpenter called that claim “outrageous and completely false” in a court filing. He called the incident “one of the most disturbing violations of personal safety and privacy I have ever experienced.”Los Angeles police later arrested Applegate on suspicion of misdemeanor trespassing. Carpenter said he returned to the area after a few days.LAPD Detective Peter Dumanis supported Carpenter’s request for protection. He said Applegate made “a disturbing and gratuitous correction” to the singer and described the pattern as consistent with stalking behavior on the rise.Carpenter also wrote, “His delusional insistence that he knew me and was expected by me indicated a dangerous, delusional, and irrational fixation on me.”A civil harassment hearing was set for June 17 Applegate faces a separate criminal court hearing on June 18 related to the trespassing arrest.
