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| Spiderman mask stalker pleads guilty | Spiderman mask stalker pleads guilty |
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| Rogers left three parcels at his victim's home in Hailsham | Rogers left three parcels at his victim's home in Hailsham |
| A man who stalked a woman by leaving a series of presents at her home has pleaded guilty at court. | A man who stalked a woman by leaving a series of presents at her home has pleaded guilty at court. |
| Mason Rogers, 22, of Marsden Road, Eastbourne, admitted a charge of stalking involving serious alarm and distress when he appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court on 10 January. | |
| Rogers' campaign of stalking began in February 2024 when he left a limited-edition Valentine's Day figurine in a bag outside the victim's address in Hailsham. | Rogers' campaign of stalking began in February 2024 when he left a limited-edition Valentine's Day figurine in a bag outside the victim's address in Hailsham. |
| He posted a second package through the victim's letter box on a morning in August while wearing a Spiderman mask. | He posted a second package through the victim's letter box on a morning in August while wearing a Spiderman mask. |
| The package, wrapped in birthday present paper, was a book based on a TV programme the victim liked when she was a child. | The package, wrapped in birthday present paper, was a book based on a TV programme the victim liked when she was a child. |
| A card inside the book said "happy six months and seventeen days since", marking the amount of time that had passed since the first package had been left in February. | A card inside the book said "happy six months and seventeen days since", marking the amount of time that had passed since the first package had been left in February. |
| A QR code printed inside the card also contained a link to a segment of a TV programme called "My Stalker". | A QR code printed inside the card also contained a link to a segment of a TV programme called "My Stalker". |
| The victim, who had installed a doorbell camera after receiving the first package, checked the footage and saw the parcel had been left by a man wearing a Spiderman mask. | The victim, who had installed a doorbell camera after receiving the first package, checked the footage and saw the parcel had been left by a man wearing a Spiderman mask. |
| 'Strength and bravery' | 'Strength and bravery' |
| In December, a further package was left by a man wearing a baseball cap and a face mask. | In December, a further package was left by a man wearing a baseball cap and a face mask. |
| Inside was a doorbell camera and another camera to install inside the house. A card inside said 'happy ten months and sixteen days since you found out you had a stalker'. | Inside was a doorbell camera and another camera to install inside the house. A card inside said 'happy ten months and sixteen days since you found out you had a stalker'. |
| Rogers has been remanded in custody to be sentenced on 31 January. | Rogers has been remanded in custody to be sentenced on 31 January. |
| Det Ch Insp Kelly Lewis said: "The behaviour of Mason Rogers was deeply concerning. | |
| "The victim was understandably distressed and I'd like to commend the strength and bravery she showed in reporting this to police." | "The victim was understandably distressed and I'd like to commend the strength and bravery she showed in reporting this to police." |
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