Testimony ends in trial of man charged with stalking Paltrow

February 11, 2016 at 4:46 p.m. | Updated February 11, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. Dante Soiu, an Ohio man charged with stalking Paltrow by sending her dozens of messages and unsolicited gifts between 2009 and 2015, testified in his own defense about the correspondence at his trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, Gwyneth Paltrow arrives at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. Dante Soiu, an Ohio man charged with stalking Paltrow by sending her dozens of messages and unsolicited gifts between 2009 and 2015, testified in his own defense about the correspondence at his trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Testimony has concluded in the trial of an Ohio man charged with stalking Gwyneth Paltrow.

Dante Soiu (Soy-YOU) was one of the final witnesses Thursday in the four-day trial. He testified in his own defense in a case in which he is charged with stalking the actress by sending her several messages and packages in 2014 and 2015.

Some of the messages referenced Paltrow's death and others expressed Soiu's desire to marry the Oscar-winning actress.

He was sent to a mental institution for several years after sending Paltrow pornographic messages and sex toys and trying to meet her in person in 1999 and 2000.

Soiu said he kept writing to Paltrow because he wanted forgiveness for his earlier messages.

The actress testified she was afraid of Soiu and she feared for her children's safety.

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