Prisoner bombarded ex with more than 50 calls per day while serving setnence for pestering her
A prison inmate bombarded his ex with more than 50 phone calls per day while serving a sentence for pestering her.
Scott Hulse was jailed for 20 months in May last year for three breaches of a restraining order and witness intimidation in relation to his former girlfriend.
Newcastle Crown Court heard after she reported the jail calls he was moved to HMP Northumberland, where he continued to make the unwanted phone contact.
Prosecutor Saba Shan told the court: "During the prison sentence she received more than 50 phone calls per day from him, for the full duration of his sentence.
"She states she made requests to the prison to try and make the calls stop, however they continued and that is after the defendant was transferred to HMP Northumberland."
Miss Shan said when Hulse was released in November he continued calling and on one occasion followed the victim to her mother's house.
The woman said: "I'm terrified, I'm scared to be alone.
"I have been thinking every noise or movement is him, it's caused me to be so scared. I just want this to end."
Hulse, 29, who has a conviction for controlling behaviour against a different ex, admitted two breaches of the restraining order and one of stalking.
Judge Robert Adams jailed him for 21 months.Judge Adams said: "Even from custody you continued to breach the restraining order, phoning her ever day, repeatedly.
"You had no regard to the court order that was in place."
The court heard Hulse is working well in custody and showing signs of "growing up".
Jamie Adams, defending, said Hulse has support and used no violence.