Social media influencer and OnlyFans model Orla Sloan has broken the silence after being punished for stalking Premier League stars Mason Mount, Ben Chilwell and Billy Gilmour on social media. Court proceedings revealed that Sloan used 21 phone numbers to stalk Mount for four months between June 19 and October 28 last year.
She also stalked Billy Gilmour and harassed Ben Chilwell on separate occasions later last year. Then when the matter was brought up in the court, she demanded all three players apologise for ignoring her messages. But instead, Sloan was handed a 12-week suspended jail term, a 30-day rehabilitation order, 200 hours of unpaid work, and a total of £1100 in compensation to be paid to the players.
Addressing her actions, Orla Sloan talked about how the limitless online world of social media often pushes individuals to an extreme extent and hence she regrets sending these messages to the three players. She also expressed disappointment with her actions and stated that no one should be subjected to these actions.
Sloan said, “The online world is so removed from the real world. You don't have the same sense of perspective because you're just in your bedroom, on your phone. It doesn't feel the same but, in reality, people are watching what you're doing and it's affecting their lives. What I did was wrong. I regret sending all those messages, hurting those people [Mount, Chilwell and Gilmour] and their families.
“No one deserves that. Nobody wants to feel unsafe like they're being threatened. There's a huge lack of control online. You wouldn't walk down a street naked in real life. There are measures in place to stop you. But, online, you might. It's very open. You feel you can do whatever you want.”
Orla Sloan also talked how about being isolated may have pushed her to take such actions against these players. “I didn't see it coming,” she added. “I was very stuck in my own world. I didn't meet many people. I was quite lonely and being on OnlyFans just made me more lonely. It's only until it got to the point where I had to go to court, and potentially to prison, that I could see what I had done."
