Neil Harkins, who was 35 at the time of his trolling conviction, used social media to publish photographs that purportedly depicted Venables and Thompson. He faced a nine-month prison sentence, which was suspended for 15 months, after admitting committing contempt following breaking the strict court order not to identify the convicted killers of James Bulger, which [...]
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Dean Liddle
April 26, 2013
Dean Liddle, who was 28 at the time of his conviction was sentenced to a none-month prison term, suspended for 15 months for committing contempt following breaking the strict court order not to identify the convicted killers of James Bulger, which was imposed indefinitely on the entire world in 2001. Liddle used his Twitter account under [...]
James O’Brien
March 29, 2013
James O’Brien will always be known as the troll that came within inches of his life for the trolling of professional boxer, Curtis Woodhouse. O’Brien had been taunting Woodhouse, 32, mocking his boxing ability among other abuses. Woodhouse offered a reward of £1000 to those who could help him locate O’Brien. When Woodhouse did find [...]
David Peters
February 7, 2013
David Peters, who was 24 at the time of his offence, was convicted for blackmailing a 14-year-old girl into posting nude pictures of herself online. The rock musician pleaded guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court to allowing indecent photos to be taken and distributed of a teenage girl. Peters is a clear cut example of Internet troller known [...]
Leigh James Carradice
January 3, 2013
Leigh James Carradice, who was 25 at the time of his trolling offence, was convicted at Preston Magistrates from breaking a restraining order, prohibiting his from contacting his former lover who took custody of his three children. The court heard how Carradice set up a fake Facebook account to contact the single mother on 3 [...]
Justin Lee Collins
November 15, 2012
Justin Lee Collins, who was 38 at the time of his offence of harassment, avoided a jail sentence following tormenting his ex-girlfriend, Anna Larke, in a nine-month campaign of abuse, known as cyberhickery. The comedian was ordered to do 140 hours of unpaid community work and pay £3,500 costs. Anna Larke, said she was “absolutely [...]
Kairon Long
November 10, 2012
Kairon Long, who was 30 at the time of his trolling offence was convicted of criminal damage and harassment at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court. Long, of Tydfil Terrace, Troedyrhiw, had been in a nine-year relationship with Hannah Heggerty, which ended in Autumn 2011. Long carried out a campaign of harassment against his former partner, between [...]
Mike Slocombe
November 1, 2012
Mike Slocombe is the editor of the Urban75.net website and forum and the author of Max Hits, which is a guide to getting a website to the top of the search engines. During the London Olympics in 2012, which was presided over by Mayor Boris Johnson, Mike Slocombe hit out at him, saying, “It hurts [...]
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