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May 16, 2008 11:08 pm US/Central
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Accused Stalker Left Windex, Sex Toy As Gifts
(WCCO)
A high school girls' hockey coach is accused of stalking a woman outside of her apartment. According to the criminal complaint, Robert Little is charged with a gross misdemeanor for harassment. Little is the head girls' hockey coach and gym teacher at Breck School.
Investigators said Little stood outside a St. Louis Park woman's apartment almost every day for a week in January. The 30-something woman called the police. When they showed up, Little told them he was "doing something he probably shouldn't have been doing" and "wanted to win her over."
He also left several gifts outside her apartment door including: a flower arrangement, a plant, a bottle of Windex and a sex toy. At the time, Little was told not to return.
Two months later, police on routine patrol saw Little pacing back and forth on the road in front of the woman's apartment. Police said he admitted he knew he was trespassing, but said the woman was showing him attention by standing at her window. She later told officers she had no idea he was there and wanted to press charges.
"It starts off as something that may not seem to be a big deal, but when it's repeated and when some of the gifts that were given were of the adult variety, and that certainly becomes a concern to some people," said St. Louis Park Assistant City Attorney Andrew Small.
Small said Little met the woman a few times when she worked at Bylerly's, but only knew her as an acquaintance in the store. She told investigators she was scared and Little's actions were "completely unwanted."
Breck School said they will investigate the incident and support Little in any way they can. Many Breck parents were surprised at the charges. One man whose daughter is on the current high school hockey team called Little, "the most honorable man he knows."
Little is married with a child and has no prior record. He can face a fine of up to $3,000 and jail time of up to a year.
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