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Sascha Bailey's fashion photographer girlfriend has revealed how she was harassed by a YouTuber for three years - and threatened with hitmen and pictures of knives. 

Lucy Brown, 33, began to receive unwanted emails from far-right internet personality Andrew Cooper in 2020, after he approached her under the guise of an investment opportunity.

He sent her a contract to sign, which she didn't understand, and had her come to his house to work during lockdown.

His 'weird' behaviour unnerved her and she told him she didn't feel safe anymore after he wanted her to watch The Secretary - a film about a BDSM relationship between an employer and a female employee.

From that point, he embarked on a three-year tirade of harassment against Lucy, her father and her friend - posting angry, exploitative-filled rants on YouTube.

The 33-year-old - who is the partner of Sascha Bailey, the son of legendary snapper David Bailey - received hundreds of emails from Cooper every day threatening her.

Lucy also previously worked for far-right activist Tommy Robinson before a falling out in 2018. She has since disassociated herself from Robinson.

In disturbing videos seen by MailOnline, Cooper ranted about her and titled them 'For Lucy Brown the con woman and liar' and 'Dirty Lucy '.

At one point, she said Cooper - who claimed to be a multimillionaire - threatened to hire a hitman and sent her photos of bolt cutters and a table full of knives. 

He went on to call her his 'surrogate daughter' and he wanted to 'baby sit' her. 

Cooper was given a 12-week sentence suspended for two years, a restraining order and 150 hours community service after appearing at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on February 8 for three counts of harassment without violence.

But Lucy found herself wondering why it took so long to get to this point, and said she felt the police weren't taking her seriously.

The photographer told MailOnline: 'He had been following my career on YouTube for a while and in 2020 there was a bit of a slump and he emailed me saying he was an investor.

'Before I knew it he was giving me a contract to sign which I didn't completely understand and later came back to haunt me.

'In lockdown I was going back and forth to this geezer's house. He started saying some abusive things, and in October 2020 I sent him an email saying I didn't feel safe anymore. Then the harassment continued right up to one day before the sentencing.

'I wasn't online, I wasn't encouraging it. It's like he didn't want to let me go - like a parasocial relationship. '

The photographer - whose work has featured in British Vogue - said she first reported Cooper's harassment to Thames Valley Police in 2020, and she decided to limit her online presence as much as she could.

She said the case was dropped after the initial report - but no one told her.

She continued: 'It just got worse and worse. I reported it to the police but I think at some point all my emails must have been going straight to the Junk folder. 

'I eventually phoned up and they asked if I wanted to reopen the case. I didn't know it had been closed. I said yes and had to re-explain everything again.

'The police treated it as if it was wishy-washy and dismissive. It was hundreds of emails a day. But there was no action by the police.

'It wasn't until April 2021 that he was visited by officers. They never visited me - the first time I saw them was three years after it started and it went to court. 

'It became a running joke with me and my friends, 'oh it's the one year anniversary' because the police were dragging their feet.

'I felt like they were judging me. I never really knew what was going on. It felt like they were telling me off and were annoyed, making me feel bad. But I was locking the doors at night and having panic attacks.'