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 Posted: Sat 14:16, 28 May 2011 Post subject: Man Cleared Of Facebook Harassment Charges_18938 |
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A UK man from Birmingham has had harassment charges dismissed over his contacting of an ex-girlfriend on Facebook. The case is thought to be a first in the UK involving a social networking site.Facebook Logo(Photo Credit: Facebook)Michael Hurst was accused of harassing Sophie Sladden under the 1997 Harassment Act. Magistrates cleared the carpenter saying prosecutors had failed to prove that he used a Facebook friend request to harass his former girlfriend.Chairwoman Catherine Taylor said," We are of the view the Facebook incident has not been proven by the prosecution beyond reasonable doubt. We therefore have to dismiss the charge."Sladden told the court that Hursts attempt to contact her on Facebook had made her feel uneasy. "I felt very scared,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," she said. "It affected my social and my work life,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and my personal life and my emotional health."The defense pointed out that by joining Facebook she had invited people to contact her. "You put yourself on Facebook so anyone in the world could have tried to contact you," Howard Joy said. "And if you did not want them to contact you, you could have just said no to their request."Hurst maintained he joined Facebook to look at Christmas party photos,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], not to contact Sladden. "I looked at the pictures and when I clicked on their names their profile pages opened up. Some of those people were Sophies friends as well. I didnt go looking for her,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said.The prosecution said Hurst had been warned in November 2007 for repeatedly contacting Sladden.
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