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# London man pleads guilty of homophobic harassment
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/london-man-pleads-guilty-of-homophobic-harassment/
- Published: 2021-06-03T13:29:36.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-03T13:29:36.000Z
- Description: 38-year-old Justin Louis appeared in court on June 1 after pleading guilty to harassing his London neighbour.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Hate Crime, LGBTQ, London, UK

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38-year-old **Justin Louis** appeared in court on **June 1** after pleading guilty to harassing his **London** neighbour continuously between August 2020 and January 2021, leading to the unnamed university student attempting to take his own life. According to *[MyLondon](https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/london-crime-homophobic-neighbour-hell-20722291?ref=scenemag.co.uk),* the student moved into an apartment building in **Clerkenwell**, with his flat adjacent to Louis’, after which the harassment began.

In one account given by the victim, Louis called him *“disgusting”* and said: “\[I don’t\] *want to live with people like you”.* Louis also left the student handwritten notes, describing him as *“dirty”* and a *“paedophile”.* On September 11, the victim heard a loud banging on his walls *“as if someone was trying to break in”*, with Louis also banging on the walls if the student had an intimate partner with him.

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The case was heard at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court

The victim said the ordeal has severely impacted his mental health: *“I feel very stressed as on top of the mental health problems I already have, I am having to deal with this… attempted to take my own life because of this. I have a fear of knife crime in general and I fear he could do something to me. I cannot have partners and friends round my house anymore because of him.”*

The court sentenced Louis to an 18-month community order, where he must complete 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days – including five days of a diversity programme – as well as 200 hours of unpaid work. There has also been a two-year-long restraining order imposed on Louis, meaning he cannot contact the victim.

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