Kevin Spacey stalker sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In a April 26, 2014 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey walks the green carpet as he arrives for the 15th annual International Indian Film Awards, in Tampa, Fla. A Massachusetts woman, Linda Louise Culkin of Quincy, Mass., who threatened to blow up, torture and castrate Spacey in what prosecutors called a “persistent and malevolent” cyberstalking campaign, was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, to more than four years in prison. A federal judge in Boston also ordered Culkin to pay Spacey $124,000 in restitution for bodyguards.The 55-year-old Culkin has been jailed since January 2012, meaning she has about 18 months left to serve. She pleaded guilty in November to charges including mailing threatening communications, and sending false information regarding explosives.(AP Photo/Brian Blanco, File) (The Associated Press)
A Massachusetts woman who threatened to blow up, torture and castrate Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey in what prosecutors called a "persistent and malevolent" cyberstalking campaign has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
A federal judge in Boston also ordered Linda Louise Culkin of Quincy to pay Spacey $124,000 in restitution for bodyguards.
The 55-year-old Culkin has been jailed since January 2012, meaning she has about 18 months left to serve. She pleaded guilty in November to charges including mailing threatening communications, and sending false information regarding explosives.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Spacey was not in court for Wednesday's sentencing. He said in an impact statement it was "difficult to measure the degree of terror" he felt.
Culkin apologized and blamed her actions on mental illness.