The trial of the alleged stalker of Uma Thurman has reached a new stage, with the twelve jurors beginning deliberations Monday afternoon; they are expected to resume Tuesday morning.

On Monday, Defense lawyer George Vomvolakis presented his client, Jack Jordan, on trial in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on charges of stalking and aggravated harassment, as an innocuous man deeply in love with Uma Thurman, who never intended to frighten or harass her.

“He's trying to get to the woman he loves, although it's an obsession, in the hope that she will love him back,” Vomvolakis said in his closing argument. “Jack Jordan is not charged with obsession. Obsession is not a crime.”

Vomvolakis reiterated a previously presented argument, that Jordan “doesn’t think like most of us” and that to him it was natural to attempt to meet the woman he felt so strongly about.

The prosecution did not present Jordan’s behavior as lightly, insisting that he persistently gave Thurman reasons to fear for her safety and that of her children. “This isn't about love for Uma Thurman,” Assistant District Attorney Jessica Taub told jurors, as quoted by the AP. “This is about self-absorption.”

The twelve jurors retreated Monday afternoon for deliberations and are expected to continue Tuesday morning.

Jack Jordan, 37, faces up to one year if convicted. He faces one count of stalking and three counts of aggravated harassment.

The jury has heard how Jordan stalked Thurman from early 2005 to fall 2007, when he was arrested in October. Last week, Thurman testified that Jordan tried to break into her trailer while on the set of a movie in 2005 and that he sent her a card with morbid drawings on it and a sexually charged message.

She also told how her parents and brother received emails and calls from the accused and how he threatened to kill himself if he did not meet her. “I was completely freaked out,” Thurman said of his messages. “It was almost like a nightmare; it was scary.”

Jordan is free on $10,000 bail. It is known that he has received psychiatric treatment in the past.