UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Childminder admits inciting racial hatred over social media post

Lucy Connolly, 41, posted on X, formerly Twitter, just hours after the Southport killings.

Online agitator becomes first person from Wales to be convicted following widespread unrest

A social media user who encouraged an online community to start a riot has become the first person from Wales to be convicted in relation to recent unrest.

Richard David Williams, 34, of Flintshire, Wales, enthusiastically posted about participating in a riot and also shared a derogatory meme about migrants in a local Facebook group dedicated to protests.

Man who created computer-generated child sex abuse images convicted

A man who used computer technology and real photographs of children to create sexual abuse images and encouraged the rape of children via the internet has been convicted.

Manchester man sentenced for threatening messages on social media about an author and an MP

A man has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting posting threatening messages about an author and an MP and an author in January last year.

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Coventry hoax caller who faked hostage situation in major 'swatting' incident sentenced

A British video gamer who faked a hostage situation in a telephone call to U.S authorities that resulted in a man being left with life-changing injuries has been sentenced.

Jail term for man who stalked Cheshire MP

A man who stalked his local MP has been given a jail sentence.

Man who breached restraining order to send MP abusive emails is convicted

An abusive man who ignored a restraining order to send malicious emails to his Member of Parliament has been convicted.

Gene Matthews, 53, of Willenhall, admitted he sent Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall South, abusive messages about his previous convictions and used offensive language to accuse her of being racist. The four emails were sent on February 20, 2024 over a period of thirty minutes.

Army officer who sent explicit images to women is sentenced

An army officer who used fake social media accounts to send explicit images to women serving on a military base in Aldershot has been sentenced.

Teenage phone hacker who stole thousands of pounds is sentenced

A teenage phone hacker who stole more than £66,000 from both individuals and companies has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended for a year.

Over a two-year period, Connor Turner, 18, of Finborough Road in Walton, stole £66,551 by fraudulently gaining access to the phones and accounts of a woman and five companies.

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Data for offences charged under S33 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 - Disclosing Private Sexual Photographs Without Consent ('Revenge Pornography') for the calendar years 2018 to 2022 (Norfolk and Suffolk Police Force areas)

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