The man who is probably New Zealand's worst stalker has been sent to prison for six years for harassing girls aged 16 and 17.
But the judge in the case says it is almost certain Auckland man Glen Goldberg will reoffend when he gets out.
Goldberg, described as a "social
terrorist", had amassed 191 previous convictions, stalking at least 10 women, and likely many more, in 18 years.
Justice John Laurenson told the 34-year-old: "You have in the past been a perpetrator of large-scale, continuing and very damaging criminal behaviour, particularly towards women. As things stand, judging by your past performance, there is almost a certainty you will reoffend in the future."
Goldberg has stalked young women he becomes fixated on at random. He writes them letters, hangs around their home, uses a telephoto lens to photograph them, watches their movements, studies them at work and has taken private prosecutions against them if they rebuff him.
In the latest case, one of the young women lost her job after Goldberg sent her employer a letter making untrue allegations.
This week he was sentenced on five counts of breaching protection orders, taken by the young women to keep him away. Such charges don't usually attract long sentences.
But Justice Laurenson told Goldberg his stalking was a continuation of a "long-standing pattern of criminal behaviour".
A report by psychologist Dr Renate Bellve-Wack said Goldberg's behaviour was triggered when he felt someone rejected him.
One of Goldberg's victims has described feeling "like a prisoner in my own home". Another spoke about "living in a nightmare".
