Victor Valentine called himself an incel and misogynist without the slightest shame.
For years he loitered near public toilets and changing rooms in Cheltenham, England, and engaged in unjustified acts of violence against women in broad daylight. It was not an isolated case: he belonged to an online incel group, one of those forums where hatred of women is organized and fueled among strangers who encourage one another to act.
Now, at 29, a court has imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order on him that cuts off his access on every front. He may not use any internet-enabled device without first informing the police. He is prohibited from entering or loitering around women’s toilets and changing rooms. And he may not register, under either his real name or an alias, on any website, forum, or app that promotes incel ideology.
The question left hanging is simple: how many women had to cross paths with him before someone decided to stop him?