Joaquin Jensen, 35, of Long Beach, was sentenced to three years in county jail and placed on three years of probation after his convictions for harassing his ex-girlfriend and restraining-order violations, according to the Long Beach City Prosecutor’s office. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lori Behar of the Long Beach Courthouse sentenced Jensen on May 15 after he was convicted of 11 misdemeanor counts of violating a restraining order issued to protect his ex-girlfriend and her two children.
The violations included contacting his ex-girlfriend and sending “disturbing and threatening emails to her,” according to the city prosecutor’s office. One email Jensen sent to her states, “These people are crazy and it’s time to end all of them. Joaquin will never stop.” Another states, “Now I am a ghost, I’ll haunt you and everyone involved until I’m sent to hell or heaven.”
Jensen and the victim dated for nine months from August 2015 to May 2016. A restraining order was issued in July 2016, prohibiting him from contacting the victim and the children, one of whom is a child of the defendant. However, Jensen violated the order at least 33 times before his arrest in November 2017, officials said.
“Not only did Jensen repeatedly harass the victim with no regard for the restraining order, but his emails grew more and more disturbing,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert. “If he was not arrested by police, there’s no telling how far he would have gone.”
Deputy City Prosecutor Pooja Kumar handled the case. In her closing argument, Kumar noted the repetitive nature of the violations in which Jensen intimidated the victim, attempted to manipulate her and attempted to isolate her from her family.
Judge Behar also ordered Jensen to attend domestic-violence classes and pay a fine of $500. In addition, a new protective order was issued that will remain in effect for 10 years. If Jensen violates the order while on probation, he faces up to nine more years in jail.
Source: Haubert’s office
