'Obsessed' US actor harassed Irish doctor for 20 years after J1 summer fling

For two decades, accused constantly sent gifts and messages declaring his love to the woman he had last seen in 2004, court heard

On New Year's Eve, Steven Spenneberg flew from the US to Shannon and headed straight to the woman's family home in Cork.

An “obsessed” US actor persistently sent unwanted messages to an Irish doctor for almost 20 years after a three-week relationship when she was in America on a J1 visa, a judge has heard.

Dublin District Court was told that for two decades, Steven Spenneberg, 54, constantly sent gifts and messages declaring his love to the woman he had last seen in 2004.