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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Stalking Labour MP Jess Phillips

4/22/2026

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Lee Owens, 47, appeared in Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on stalking and harassment charges against Labour MP Jess Phillips.
He pleaded not guilty to 94 emails sent between 10 July and 14 July last year, which allegedly distressed Phillips.
Prosecutor Anton Doyle said the emails referenced the grooming gang scandal, and Owens will appear May 19 at Gloucester Crown Court while remaining on bail with conditions not to contact Phillips.

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Lee Owens, 47, appeared in Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on stalking and harassment charges against Labour MP Jess Phillips.
He pleaded not guilty to 94 emails sent between 10 July and 14 July last year, which allegedly distressed Phillips.
Prosecutor Anton Doyle said the emails referenced the grooming gang scandal, and Owens will appear May 19 at Gloucester Crown Court while remaining on bail with conditions not to contact Phillips.