Paris Hilton's Alleged Stalker To Stand Trial
Posted on Mon Aug 15th, 2011 4:45pm PDT By X17 Staff
Superior Court Judge Jessica Silvers ruled Monday that James Rainford must stand trial on felony counts of stalking. He was arrested for loitering outside Paris' Malibu home on July 4.
During his 90-minute hearing, for which Hilton wasn't present, Silvers told Rainford:
- "It's very clear from all these incidents that you are obsessed with Paris Hilton. This is more personal, and it is scary."
The July incident was the second arrest for Rainford this year - he was convicted of battery after hitting Paris' ex Cy Waits outside of a courthouse in April. He pleaded not guilty to those charges and was given an eight month jail sentence, for which he served one month, and three years' probation.
No trial date has been set yet, but his arraignment is scheduled for August 29. He pleaded not guilty to this latest case and remains behind bars.
In addition to the felony counts, he also must strand trial for misdemeanor counts of disobeying a court order. Hilton had obtained a restraining order against him, which he violated by peeping at her beach house.
