Jermaine Pennant’s former OnlyFans model partner was relentlessly messaged by a stalker who mistakenly believed they were in a relationship.
Married man Mark Inkster spent £30,000 on Alice Goodwin’s OnlyFans account and also sent her flowers and Valentine’s cards to her home address.
The obsessed 43-year-old also sent over 11,000 messages expressing his love during the two-year stalking ordeal.
Alice, who was previously married to former Liverpool and Arsenal player Pennant, was compelled to take three months away from her work and enhance her home security.
Inkster avoided imprisonment, receiving a 12-month sentence suspended for two years after admitting to stalking.
Judge Philip Head stated, “Over a two and a half year period, you developed an obsession with your victim across two platforms – OnlyFans and Babestation. You subscribed and exchanged messages. These messages were highly sexual and flirtatious.”
“It’s evident that your actions had a significant impact on her health and professional life. She had to take three months off work and experienced considerable anxiety.”
Nottingham Crown Court heard that Inkster’s obsession with Alice, who had appeared on Celebs Go Dating, began after he subscribed to her OnlyFans.
He then spent additional money for private interactions with her, accumulating a total spend of £30,000 between August 2021 and January 2022.
Inkster contacted Alice daily, seeking details about her personal life and purchasing tickets for events she was attending.
He sent Birthday and Christmas cards to her residence and regularly watched the model on the TV program Babestation.
The delusional stalker messaged Alice, saying, “Like I told you, Alice, there is nothing you can do to stop me loving you because you are my twin flame.”
He also contacted her daughter on social media, telling Alice, “I could just imagine your face if (I) turned up at your doorstep.”
Upon arrest, Inkster provided a pre-prepared statement asserting that his messages contained “no threats”.
However, in a victim impact statement, Alice stated, “This has had a huge impact on me, and I feel incredibly unsafe.
“I am considering moving away due to the trauma. He sent me 50 messages a day professing his undying love.”
In addition to the suspended jail sentence, Inkster was ordered to perform 140 hours of unpaid work and undergo 40 rehabilitation sessions.
He was also issued a five-year restraining order and instructed to pay £1,000 in costs.
Alice married Pennant in May 2014 after his separation from the mother of his one-year-old child.
They separated in 2020 after appearing together on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
Pennant’s career started at Notts County before he was signed by Arsenal in 1999 at the age of 15.
He remained at Arsenal for six years, including loan spells at Watford, before transferring to Birmingham.
The winger joined Liverpool in 2006 for £6.7million and played in the team’s 2007 Champions League final against Milan.
Despite being named Man of the Match in a Champions League game, Pennant never received a senior call-up for England.
After leaving Liverpool in 2009, he played for several teams, including Stoke City and Wigan, before retiring from professional football.
