Erin Andrews told the hearing that she still suffered fear, anxiety and public humiliation as a result of having been stalked [Getty Images]. Erin Andrews told the hearing that she still suffered fear, anxiety and public humiliation as a result of having been stalked [Getty Images].

The man behind the notorious Erin Andrews’ peephole video has been sent to jail for 30 months.

Michael Barrett, a Chicago insurance salesman, was convicted of making nude videos through hotel peepholes of television sports reporter Erin Andrews and posting them on the Internet.

Barrett pleaded guilty to stalking Andrews over an 18-month period and removing the peepholes from the doors of at least three different hotel rooms to shoot video of her naked on his mobile phone.

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After a celebrity web site turned down buying the videos, Barrett posted 10 of them on the Internet, identifying Andrews as the victim.

Barrett was also ordered to pay Andrews US $7366.

Andrews told the hearing that she still suffered fear, anxiety and public humiliation as a result of having been stalked.

"I'm being victimized every day...and I did nothing to deserve it," Andrews said.

"I'm living public humiliation. It's my body that's on the Internet...He stalked me, he terrorized me - this will never be over for me, and I don't want it to ever be over for you," she said, looking at Barrett.

Barrett apologised, saying; "I have no words to adequately tell Miss Andrews how sorry I am for what I've done to her. I hope that one day she will forgive me."

Court papers revealed at least 16 other women were targeted by Barrett in the same way.

Although the names were not revealed, court papers described the victims as female sports reporters and other television personalities.