Man fined over Facebook insult to ex-girlfriend

The Daily Telegraph
March 12, 2010

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Darren Mattox, 29, admitted posting a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character when he appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court.

He used the word in a posting to ex-girlfriend Ashleigh Speed.

He wanted to see his baby son, born last October after their three-month relationship ended in April.

Magistrates were handed printouts of messages sent by Mattox to Ms Speed, her father and her sister, but they were not read to the court.

The Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “There have probably been only a handful of cases resulting from offensive material either on Facebook or YouTube.”

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This article was posted: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 1:25 pm

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