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A woman stalked two straight, married librarians and accused them of having a lesbian affair and trying to involve her in their sexual trysts, a jury heard today.

Louisa Carlton also alleged she was sexually assaulted as Aylesbury Crown Court was told she hid behind hedges and pillars and lurked in the library car park to confront her two victims. 

The jury was told the divorcee, 66, embarked on a campaign of stalking Dorota Fraczeck-Streeter and Lisa Taylor-Puzey, who worked together at the facility in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Carlton denies two counts of stalking.

Prosecutor John Carmichael told the jury that neither of the allegations made by Carlton against the two homely women, was true. 

She had made up her mind that they were having a lesbian affair and said she was going to tell the police as she 'had a case against them.'

Aylesbury Crown Court was told Louisa Carlton (pictured) hid behind hedges and pillars and lurked in the library car park to confront her two victims

The jury was told the divorcee, 66, embarked on a campaign of stalking Dorota Fraczeck-Streeter and Lisa Taylor-Puzey, who worked together at the facility in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (pictured)

Carlton had first encountered the two women when she was a regular reader who had been a customer at Beaconsfield library for many years. 

As time went on, she became convinced the ladies in the library were lesbians and decided to confront them, one day screaming insults at the women as they left work.

Mr Carmichael told the jury how on one occasion Carlton had appeared from behind a pillar in the car park of the library and confronted the pair.

He said: 'On January 23, 2019, Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter had finished work at lunchtime and Mrs Taylor-Puzey was giving her a lift in her car. As they walked out to the car Carlton was filming them on her phone and approached them shouting at them.

'Carlton shouted 'where is your blue Nissan? Why are you getting in the car with her? Does your husband know what you are doing? I know what you are up to.'

'Carlton came to the car door and Mrs Taylor-Puzey locked the car. Carlton attempted to open the car door and she was banging on the window and shouting obscenities.

'She then stepped in front of the car to stop them from leaving. Both ladies were shaken by this incident.'

The jury of seven women and five men was told that Carlton continued to approach the women on a number of occasions throughout 2019, alleging that they were in a lesbian relationship which they were trying to involve Carlton in.

Mr Carmichael explained how on another occasion, Carlton approached Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter after she left work alone.

The jury heard that on that occasion Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter managed to drive off. However on October 22 that year, she was in a Boots store in Beaconsfield when she encountered Carlton.

'Carlton went right up to her and started shouting in the middle of the shop. She said 'I know what you are up to, you should be ashamed of yourself. I will tell the police, I have a case against you'.

'Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter was embarrassed at having this happen in the middle of Boots.'

Judge Catherine Tulk heard that moments later Carlton emerged from behind a hedge outside the shop and confronted Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter again.

The prosecutor said: 'Carlton came from behind the hedge. She said 'how dare you dye your hair grey, I know what you are up to.'

Mrs Taylor-Puzey told the jury that on one occasion Carlton had confronted her and told her: 'Do not call me by my first name, I do not want to be involved in your lesbian sexual behaviour.'

On a number of occasions, Carlton approached her victims at their homes in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, and had to be told to leave the area by their family members and friends.

Carlton (left and right outside court on Wednesday), now of Oxford Road, Worthing, West Sussex, denies two counts of stalking

In an increasingly bizarre hearing in which Carlton was defending herself, Queen's counsel barrister Michael Roques was appointed by the court to cross-examine the librarians on Carlton's behalf, even though she was not employing him.

He began to cross-examine Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter about what Carlton alleges happened between the pair.

In one exchange, he asked her: 'Was there an occasion in 2014 where you touched Carlton's breasts? Did you caress her breasts and look her up and down?'

Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter flatly rejected all the allegations, including that there had been any sexual relationship between her and Mrs Taylor-Puszey, who has been married for 32 years.

Mr Roques, asking questions as directed by Carlton, asked: 'Were you attracted to Carlton? There was definitely no sexual attraction to her? Did you have sexual items in the car with you?'

Carlton had frequent whispered conversations with Mr Roques and sat shaking her head throughout as Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter, who has been married to her husband since 1989, denied all the questions Mr Roques asked of her. 

Later in the hearing, the husband of one of the librarians gave evidence to the jury.  

Dennis Fraczeck-Streeter told how the accused pensioner Louisa Carlton had been tracking down his wife and her colleague over the space of a year.

He said that that he opened the door to a woman who asked: 'Is Donya at home?' followed by 'was Lisa home?' to which he replied 'no'. 

He later saw Carlton hiding behind a brick pillar in the cul-de-sac where he and his wife lived in Iver Heath.

Once his testimony was given and the defendant's opportunity to question him began, the trial quickly descended into squabbling between Mr Fraczeck-Streeter and Carlton.

The jury heard her claim that the man who opened the door was not Mr Fraczeck-Streeter, adding that the man 'had long chocolate brown hair, and was much younger and thinner.'

Carlton quizzed Mr Fraczeck-Streeter saying: 'Have you ever seen items in your wife's car of a sexual nature?' When he denied this, she retorted: 'Take it from me, they were there.'

Carlton also made statements to the jury which ended: 'I'm just trying to establish what on earth is going on.'

After attempting to ask several further questions, Judge Tulk intervened saying that they were unrelated to the husband's evidence.

Carlton, now of Oxford Road, Worthing, West Sussex, denies two counts of stalking. 

She claims Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter tried to sexually assault her in the library and that Mrs Fraczeck-Streeter and Mrs Taylor-Puzey tried to involve her in their relationship.

The trial continues. 

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