A jilted 'sugar daddy' who stalked his glamorous ex-girlfriend and tore £50 notes up in her face was spared jail by a judge who said he 'felt used' by the victim.
Stephen Wall, 50, left Sherry Ashby 'living in fear' after he started stalking her weeks after she dumped him.
A court heard that during their three-and-a-half year relationship, Wall spent thousands of pounds on Miss Ashby, 46.
He loaned her £160,000 to help her launch her boutique café business, gave her a £33,000 Land Rover Discovery and paid her a £2,000-a-month allowance.
But when Miss Ashby ended the relationship in March last year, the wealthy businessman launched a terrifying hate campaign against her.
A court heard he repeatedly drove past her café and even hired men to turn up at her home to 'repossess' the car he had bought her.
He also plagued Miss Ashby with WhatsApp messages and on one occasion, tore-up £50 notes and threw them at her while she sat in traffic.
Stephen Wall, 50, was in a three and a half year 'sugar daddy' relationship with Sherry Ashby and spent thousands of pounds on her, including a£160,000 loan, a £33,000 Land Rover Discovery gift and a £2,000-a-month allowance. But he left her 'living in fear' after she ended the relationship
The court heard that since Miss Ashby dumped Wall, she had been 'living in fear' of him' and was taking anti-depressants.
Wall, of Hampton-in-Arden, Warks., admitted stalking and two charges of breaching a non-molestation order at Warwick Crown Court.
He was spared jail and instead handed a 12-month community order and ordered to take part in a rehabilitation order.
Sentencing Wall on Friday, Recorder Balraj Bhatia QC said he had acted 'out of character,' telling him: 'You no doubt felt used.'
He said: 'I accept you are a man of positive good character, decent, caring and well-respected and running a very successful business.
'It seems it was quite an intense relationship.
'You gave freely of your time and your affection, and you reflected your commitment to Miss Ashby by investing a significant amount of money so she could realise her ambition.
'That gives you no greater right in terms of your
