Burgess Hill man who made 2,700 ‘indecent phone-calls’ to 300 women is sentenced

Stephen Wright-Hadley, 39, from Burgess Hill, appeared at Brighton Crown Court on Thursday, May 14 charged with causing a public nuisance, Sussex Police said.

A police spokesman said: “Police launched an investigation in October 2018 after a report was received by a woman who had received a barrage of indecent phone calls over the last two years.

“As the investigation progressed, officers quickly discovered there was more than just one victim.

“In excess of over 300 victims are believed to have received such calls, with Wright-Hadley making nearly 2700 calls to these women over a period of seven years.”

Following police analysis work, Wright-Hadley was identified as a suspect and a warrant was conducted on his home address on December 18, according to police.

A spokesman added: “During the search officers seized around 500 mobile phones and other computer storage equipment and Wright-Hadley was arrested.