Glenn Green appeared at the North Shore District Court today for sentencing after earlier pleading guilty to two charges of criminal harassment.
The 42-year-old, whose aliases include Glenn Mike Carlionne, Glen Dallas Goldberg, Glenn Richard Charles Holden and Glenn Colcord, targeted two young women shortly after getting out to prison for similar offending.
Judge Philippa Sinclair told him his "narcissistic behaviour" was of grave concern to the court.
"You have maliciously targeted and preyed on these young women."
According to the police summary, one of Green's latest victims was a 19-year-old woman who had never met him.
He got her contact details through a public rally to raise awareness for youth suicide and began texting her and demanding to meet her last November.
Green then got abusive, calling the woman's cellphone number and landline. The woman's mother also received a letter with photos. She then changed her phone number to try and stop Green from calling.
Green got around the change by contacting the victim's grandfather and convinced the elderly man that he was a friend of his granddaughter to get her new number.
The woman suffered anxiety and feared for her safety to the point where she moved house and left town.
The second victim, from Christchurch, was a 27-year-old woman who also had never met Green.
Green sent her hundreds of abusive and degrading text messages. One told the woman to hang herself and threatened violence.
Judge Sinclair said the woman was terrified and feared for her safety and that of her family.
Green's lawyer Geoff Anderson acknowledged his client had an extensive history but said he received little support when he was last freed from prison and was a lonely person.
"He was overwhelmed, he didn't know what to do."
Mr Anderson said Green was sorry and hoped that counselling would help his client.
Judge Sinclair ordered a full psychological assessment on Green's release from prison.
