A TYRONE man accused of harassment allegedly "tapped" on a woman's bedroom window and said "I love you" while she was trying to sleep, a court has heard.

Pearse Devlin (55), with an address in Dungannon, appeared via videolink at Enniskillen Magistrate's Court on Monday, August 18. 

He is accused of both stalking and harassing a woman between April 5 and August 18 of this year. 

A police officer told the court how on August 18 at around 8.30pm, the PSNI received a report from the injured party regarding her next-door neighbour, Devlin. 

The woman reported to police that she had been harassed by him "by way of text messages, calls and voicemails", and she provided screenshots of messages dating back to April 5.

Within these messages, Devlin allegedly said he was "in love" with the woman, and had asked her to "meet him at various places".

She described another alleged incident on August 9, where at around 8.45pm Devlin had "tapped on the window" and said "I love you" when she had gone to bed.

She also claimed that on Sunday, August 18, Devlin came to her house, "banged" on the window and said: "You've put the house up for sale, come and talk to me." 

Earlier that day, she claimed Devlin had stood in the way of her car as she drove down their shared lane, "blocking [her] way", before eventually moving. 

Police were contacted and Devlin was arrested on suspicion of harassment and stalking. 

In an interview, he claimed that the alleged injured party had been willingly engaging in contact with him, and that they had been "engaging in an affair".

He also claimed that the alleged injured party had "deleted messages" to suggest "one-sided contact" on his part.

Barrister, Róisín Cranny, said that Devlin was contesting the charges against him. 

"He is contesting the charges and says that they were, in fact, having an extra-marital affair as outlined by the prosecution," she said. 

"He co-operated fully with police and will continue to do so".

District Judge Alana McSorley said that allowing Devlin to reside at his home address was unsuitable.

Another bail address, in Pomeroy, was then provided.

Judge McSorley admitted Devlin to bail, and ordered that he abide by strict conditions including not attempting to see, speak to or in any other way contact the alleged injured party, either directly or indirectly.