"Mangal Dalal, 42, sent the Austria international sex messages on Instagram, told her he wanted to have babies with her and sent her pictures of underwear. The court also heard that the father of two had made her feel anxious in her own home, causing her to hold back from mixing with fans at matches, and that the stress had led to a flare-up of a skin condition."
"This incident has meant I now struggle to sleep. I live on my own, and being on my own at home I become anxious and scared any noise I fear [he] may have found out where I lived. Although I am in the public eye I do not feel it is acceptable to receive sexually explicit messages. I do not feel that it is acceptable that women's football is sexualised and disrespected. No woman, no matter what her job, should have to put up with this kind of behaviour."
Mangal Dalal, 42, sent sexually explicit Instagram messages to Liverpool midfielder Marie Hobinger, told her he wanted to have babies with her, and sent pictures of underwear. Hobinger reported increased anxiety at home, avoidance of mixing with fans at matches, disrupted sleep, and a flare-up of a skin condition affecting her performance. Dalal pleaded guilty to stalking and was given a two-year restraining order and an 18-month community order. He was ordered to pay £650 in costs and a £114 victim surcharge. The judge described the content as highly sexualised and distressing, impacting Hobinger’s daily life.
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