United Kingdom, June 18 -- Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a permanent restraining order against a man who was arrested at her Los Angeles home but continued to return.

The Please Please hitmaker had sought protection from William Applegate - who was apprehended by police on 23 May but allegedly returned to her property 24 hours later, and again the following day - and now a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered the 31 year old to stay 100 yards away from Sabrina, her sister Sarah, and Sarah's boyfriend George for the next five years.

Applegate testified at the hearing to oppose the request for the restraining order, but failed to persuade the judge, TMZ reports.

The 27-year-old singer was granted a temporary restraini...