Mel
Gibson Stalker Found Guilty
03-06-05
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(antiTainment) A homeless man that claimed
he was sent by God to pray with Mel Gibson was found guilty of stalking
the star. On Friday a jury took less than three hours to decide that
Zack Sinclair was guilty of stalking "The Passion of the Christ" director
and finding that the homeless man had violated a retraining order to stay
away from Gibson.
Sinclair started sending Gibson letters
in July of 2004 telling the actor/director that he had been sent to Los
Angeles by God to help strengthen Gibson's faith by praying with him.
Things soon went beyond letters when Sinclair
landed on Gibson's Malibu, California doorstep and showed up at Gibson's
church, while the actor was inside attending mass.
Sinclair sent Gibson a total of 12 letters.
He admitted to Gibson that he had spent more than 2 years in prison for
stalking a woman and also had spent time in a mental hospital.
The transient was arrested in October and
charged with violating a restraining order to stay away from Gibson.
Gibson testified at the trial and told
jurors that he feared for the safety of his wife and children. "I realized
we were probably dealing with somebody who was fairly deluded," Gibson
testified from the stand on Thursday.
The felony stalking charge could put Sinclair
behind bars for 16 months to 3 years.
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