Facebook harassment: Dover teen escapes jail
A TEEN who pursued his victim on Facebook having already received a harassment warning has been handed a suspended jail term.
Luke Allen, 18, of Maison Dieu Place, Dover, was sentenced on February 8 at Canterbury and St Augustine Magistrates' Court.
He pleaded guilty to harassment without violence.
Between November 7, 2012 and January 10, 2013, Allen pursued a course of conduct which amounted to harassment.
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After he received a harassment warning on November 7, he continued to make unwanted contact via Facebook, phone text and face-to-face, causing his victim alarm and distress.
Magistrates sentenced Allen to prison for 84 days, suspended for 12 months, and ordered him to pay costs of £85 and a £80 victim surcharge.
2 Comments
by englishgirl27
Friday, February 22 2013, 8:52PM
“With the utmost respect this article is inaccurate! It may be a good idea when reporting on something this simple to ensure you have the basic facts of the case correct! Luke Allen (my brother) was NOT; and hadn't been for some time before this case; a resident of Maison Dieu Place, Dover. He was in fact a resident of Reed Avenue in Canterbury.”
by englishgirl27
Friday, February 22 2013, 8:50PM
“With the utmost respect this article is inaccurate! It may be a good idea when reporting on something this simple to ensure you have the basic facts of the case correct! Luke Allen (my brother) was NOT and hadn't been for some time before this case. He was in fact a resident of Reed Avenue in Canterbury.”