Shelagh Fogarty reveals 18-month stalking ordeal
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Radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty has revealed she has been stalked by a man for 18 months.
The LBC broadcaster tweeted on Monday: "Tomorrow I throw the full force of the law at him after he abused chances given. If that fails, what then?"
She added: "Within the law, I intend to share this process from here on in because too much violence against women is minimised by discretion.
"No discretion apart from legals. Let's see what happens. #stalking."
She said tweeting about the issue had been helpful.
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Fogarty has received many messages of support since her first tweet on the subject on Monday night.
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She said she was now "in warrior mode" and that the situation was both "a total bore and now rather frightening".
Fogarty clarified that: "Court [was] not tomorrow [Monday]....beginning of that process though."
In response to someone tweeting that the stalker might "get locked up", Fogarty tweeted: "Hoping so."
Fogarty, who was one of the best-known BBC Radio 5 Live presenters for 15 years, left the corporation in 2014 to join London-based radio station LBC, where she has an afternoon show.
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- Published14 December 2010