A man has admitted stalking a teenage girl after he was attracted her to ‘body shape’ when he saw her at a bus stop in a Wiltshire village.
Dariusz Sicinski pleaded guilty to stalking involving serious alarm or distress when he appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court on 1 April.
On 7 October 2025, a 16-year-old girl victim contacted Wiltshire Police to report that a man had repeatedly approached her at a bus stop in Pewsey.
She had asked the unknown man to leave her alone numerous times and informed him of her age. He continued, giving her handwritten notes and chocolates, and asking for kisses.
The force’s Missing and Exploitation Unit (MEU) launched an investigation, deploying unmarked police vehicles near the bus stop in a bid to catch the defendant in the act.
That day, Sicinski arrived in his van, exited his vehicle and began to approach the victim – at which point officers were able to apprehend and arrest him.
In his police interview, he said: “When I went past, I saw her face, her hair and her body shape and I wanted to talk to her and meet her.” He was subsequently charged with stalking.
33-year-old Sicinski, of Robertson Road, Cheltenham, was released on conditional bail and is due to be sentenced on 6 May.
DC Niall Maidment from the MEU said: “This was an escalating case of stalking involving a 16 year old girl who was repeatedly targeted as she tried to catch the bus to college, causing her significant fear and distress.
“The victim reported the matter to police promptly and plain clothes officers from the MEU accompanied the victim to her bus stop the next day, where Sicinski was caught red handed.
“We treat stalking and the targeting of young people with the utmost seriousness and will take decisive action to protect victims and bring offenders before the courts.
“Reducing and Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls is also one of the Chief’s three new priorities as of the beginning of April, and targeting stalking and harassment is a key feature of that.
“We would like to thank the victim for her courage in coming forward and for putting her trust and faith us to keep her safe.
“The MEU was launched in January this year with a focus on locating missing children, as well as to understand the push/pull factors that make children go missing.
“We work closely with partner agencies to try and prevent repeat missing episodes. We are also responsible for recognising and preventing child and adult exploitation, group-based offending, Com network offending and modern slavery and human trafficking.”
