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A man who harassed a woman after their relationship ended has been sent to prison.
Damien Asplen, 33, already had an injunction against him preventing him contacting his ex-partner after they split up last year.
However, he repeatedly breached it by sending her messages via text, WhatsApp, and Facebook, asking for money and help between January and March this year.
The woman from Cambridge managed to capture the messages and share them with police in a bid to stop the harassment escalating.
Asplen, of no fixed abode, admitted three counts of harassment and was sentenced at Peterborough Crown Court on Monday (4 August) to 10 months for each offence, to run concurrently.
He also admitted failing to comply with Sex Offenders Register requirements for him to update where he was staying and was sentenced to six months imprisonment, to run consecutively.
He was also handed an additional 12 weeks, to run consecutively, for committing an offence during the qualifying time on a previous suspended sentence.
Detective Sergeant Beccy Steel said:
I hope this case serves as a reminder to anyone who believes it is ok to abuse or harass someone, whether they are in a relationship with them or not.
No means no and when a relationship ends and it is clearly over, its time to leave and move on. There is absolutely no excuse for this type of behaviour and the sentencing clearly reflects that.
I hope the victim can now move forward with her life knowing that justice has been done.