EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 25-year-old man, convicted of online sex crimes, was arrested at the beginning of 2026 after he allegedly started stalking and harassing a woman he met at a gym near Sparks.

On Jan. 5, Ivan Alejandro Alvarado was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Jail Annex, where he was charged with stalking, with bond set at $35,000.

According to police documents, the charges stem from Alvarado reportedly stalking and sexually harassing a woman for over a year, after he met her at a Planet Fitness gym.

In the documents, the victim described to investigators that from Nov. 20, 2024, to Nov. 19, 2025, she received dozens of calls and text messages, in which Alvarado was allegedly threatening sexual assault.

The victim told investigators that even though she blocked his number, she kept getting calls from “no caller ID,” and even though she said she didn’t answer, the caller would leave sexually explicit voice messages.

The victim also told investigators that even after she changed gyms, the harassment continued, as she reported that Alvarado would try to approach her inside the gym or wait for her outside.

In the report, investigators describe watching cellphone video provided by the victim that appears to show Alvarado outside the new gym, pacing back and forth, and then later trying to break into a vehicle he allegedly mistook for the victim’s vehicle.

As a result, a warrant was issued for Alvarado’s arrest.

Three days after his arrest, on Jan. 8, Alvarado was released from jail after posting a surety bond.

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Criminal case records show Alvarado had been convicted of publishing or threatening to publish intimate material back in Sept. 2025, after he pleaded guilty.

According to records, Alvarado was sentenced to two years in prison and five years of community service.

However, records state the two-year sentence was suspended.

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