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A Bristol Township man is on house arrest until he is sentenced for harassing women about their feet.
Carl James Gaither, 35, of Levittown, entered a open guilty plea to 16 counts of stalking recently in Bucks County court. His sentencing was deferred until January 20.
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Gaither was charged with calling corrections facilities across the state and a Bristol Township auto body shop, making “lewd” and “unwanted” sexually explicit comments in the calls. Pennsylvania State Police said roughly two dozen woman initially reported being harassed by Gaither.
According to court papers, Gaither would talk about performing sexual acts in calls and spoke of his foot and toe fetish. He also reportedly told several women he wanted to ejaculate on their feet.
Between February 2 and March 11, 2014, Gaither made more than 500 phone calls to state prisons and 278 call to the Bucks County Department of Corrections, authorities said.
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“I want to suck your toes. You have beautiful toes,” he allegedly said while on the phone with a nurse at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown.
A worker at a Bristol Township auto body shop also received a call about her feet, state police said.
“These repeated phone calls caused the multiple victims to endure significant emotional distress,” the arresting troopers wrote in court papers. They added that several of the victims were in fear for their safety.
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Prosecutor Monica Furber said Gaither was to undergo a mental health evaluation. A judge also ordered he have no contact with the victims in the case and remain on electronic home monitoring pending his sentencing on January 20.
