A man accused of stalking singer Sabrina Carpenter was charged with eight misdemeanor charges by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
The charges came about a week after a judge ordered 31-year-old William Applegate to stay at least 100 yards from the “Espresso” singer for the next five years. The order was issued after an earlier court proceeding when the 27-year-old pop star was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Applegate.
Applegate faces misdemeanor charges of stalking, disorderly conduct, battery, refusal to leave a property and trespassing. The stalking charge was in connection with an August 2025 incident. The other charges stem from an incident in May.
The court ordered a competency hearing in July.
The TRO request alleged that Applegate trespassed on Carpenter’s property four times since April, most recently on May 23 when he showed up at her home’s front entrance and tried to open the door. The TRO request included security camera images of Applegate at the door.
Police responded to her home and he was arrested that night on suspicion of trespassing, a misdemeanor, but returned two days later.
“His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress, and I am in fear [of] what he may do if he is not restrained by his Court,” Carpenter wrote in her declaration requesting the restraining order.
In testimony last week, Applegate repeated statements he made in a sworn declaration in opposition to an extension of the stay-away order. He claimed that he and Carpenter are both currently part of a classified “military government program.”
“Carpenter and I being together as soon as possible is essential not only to the success of the program, but to national and global security and the possibility of our continuing existence on this planet both as a global community and as a species,” Applegate said in his declaration.
Applegate said he and Carpenter met during a July 2025 concert when she performed in London. In her petition, Carpenter called him “a complete stranger” who she has never met or communicated with, and never wants to.
Her attorney Blair Berk told the judge that Carpenter “is in fear for her own personal safety and the safety of members of her family.” Berk questioned Applegate only to verify that social media posts about Carpenter were from him.
Carpenter appeared via remote feed last week, but did not testify.
City News Service contributed to this report.