Woman sent novel of affair to lover’s partner

IT became the plot of a steamy novel. ‘Simon’s Saga’ told the tale of an illicit affair in graphic detail.

There were revealing pictures, too – and a feedback form to see what the reader thought.

But author Jackie Preuss’ book was based on the real-life liaison she was having with a married man, a court heard – and she sent it to her lover’s wife.

Preuss, 43, also bombarded the wife with phone calls, sent pictures of herself in stockings and ‘erotic poses’ – and posted details of the affair on Facebook.

Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard the women were complete strangers until Preuss turned up at the victim’s Solihull home one night at 11pm.

She introduced herself as “Simon’s was told.

Mukhtiar Ubhi, prosecuting, said Preuss later sent her several pages of “extracts from a novel” she was writing.

To the wife’s horror, it “quite graphically” described the affair and contained revealing pictures.

Preuss, who began the affair in 2013, included a “feedback” form asking what the victim thought about the novel.

The pages were also sent to the wife’s sister and elderly mother, the court heard.

Mr Ubhi said the year-long harass- girlfriend,” the court ment campaign started when Preuss turned up at the victim’s home on June 25 last year. Two days later, she sent a twopage message to the victim – initially apologising for coming to her home. But, Mr Ubhi said, “It quickly turned into a full-blown description of what she and Simon had been getting up to for the last 18 months. That obviously would have caused considerable upset.” The victim blocked Preuss from her Facebook account but one of her friends told her the defendant had posted details of the affair on the website.

Preuss, of Anchor Drive, Stourport-on-Severn, then added all the victim’s Facebook friends to her own account, and published pictures of she and Simon together.

Mr Ubhi said the victim unsuccessfully begged Preuss to stop the harassment – and a police officer left a warning on her answerphone.

Preuss, who admitted a charge of harassment, told police she “wanted the victim to know that Simon was cheating on her”, the court heard. In a statement, the victim said Preuss’s conduct had left her feeling “sick and really low” and wondering what was going to happen next.

Sentencing was adjourned but Preuss was told she could face jail.