A “delusional” stalker has been banned from Islington and Camden after leaving actress Claire Foy “fearful”.
US national Jason Penrose, 49, was sentenced to one year and 10 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, at the Old Bailey on Friday.
He has also been ordered to Florida in the US to live with his mother and receive further psychiatric care.
In November he pleaded guilty to stalking Foy, who played the young Queen in the first two series of the hit Netflix show The Crown, between August 2021 and February 2022.
He also admitted two charges of breaching an interim stalking ban order by sending a letter and a parcel to the Golden Globe winner.
Penrose was given a stalking protection order in July after sending the actress, 38, thousands of emails and turning up at her door.
On Friday, Judge David Aaronberg KC said he remains “troubled” that Penrose, a paranoid schizophrenic, “may continue to be infatuated with Ms Foy”, despite having been repeatedly told she wants no contact from him.
The conditions of his suspended sentence include that he must remain under the care of a psychiatrist in the UK until his repatriation, and that he must co-operate fully with his return to the US.
If he returns to the UK during his suspended sentence, he must notify the Metropolitan Police of his arrival, telling them where he intends to stay and for how long.
However he is specifically banned from entering both Camden and Islington, apart from collecting his US passport.
Judge Aaronberg also imposed a restraining order banning him from contacting or attempting to contact Ms Foy directly or indirectly.
The judge said Ms Foy has “become scared and suspicious of post she does not recognise and of her front doorbell ringing” in the wake of the stalking.
He added: “She told the police she was frightened to leave her property in case you might follow her.”
The court heard that Home Office records show Penrose sought permission to enter the United Kingdom in October 2021 but was refused entry.
Following the sentence, Varinder Hayre, district crown prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “Stalking is a devastating crime that can ruin the lives of victims.
“Victims often feel as though their lives have been invaded, which can leave a huge mark that long outlives the offending.
“No-one should be made to feel unsafe in their home or their life.”
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