Jennifer Garner has been granted a permanent restraining order against a man she says has been stalking her for years.

Jennifer Garner obtained a temporary restraining order earlier this month against 36-year-old Steven R. Burky, a man she claims in court documents has been stalking and harassing her ever since 2002. The actress detailed in the documents how Burky turned up at her house several times saying he had had visions of her death sent to him by God. She claims he followed her across the country, to various locations and sent packages to her as well as letters, containing “delusional and paranoid thoughts.”

Garner filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court, asking for the temporary restraining order issued against Burky to be made permanent. Thursday morning, Garner and her family obtained three years of protection, reports Reuters.

Garner stated in court documents that she feared for her safety and that of husband Ben Affleck and daughter Violet Affleck. She added that being pregnant, she now fears for her second child as well. She described his behavior as “obsessive, threatening and stalking.”

The temporary restraining order was issued on Nov. 7 and required that the man stay at least 100 yards away from the star and not contact Garner, her husband or her child. The judge deemed there was a “credible threat of violence” upon issuing the restraining order.

Dennis Bridwell of Galabad Protective Services, who was hired by Garner, said his concern for the safety of Garner and her family increased when he saw Burky’s online blogs, in which he claimed to have been sexually abused as a child and to have participated in satanic rituals. Burky also claimed he wished to participate in the murder of a “young, Christian” woman.

Jennifer Garner, 33, and Ben Affleck, 36, married in June 2005 and welcomed daughter Violet in December of that year. She is pregnant with her second baby, who is due before the year is over.

Other celebrities to have suffered over the excessive attention of a fan turned stalker include Uma Thurman, Paula Abdul, Hilary Duff, and John Cusack, among others.