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Man faces charge over MP Stella Creasy tweets | Man faces charge over MP Stella Creasy tweets |
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A man is to be charged over offensive messages sent on Twitter to an MP. | |
Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, was targeted, along with campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, after she took part in efforts to ensure a woman featured on British bank notes. | |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Peter Nunn, 33, from Bristol, will be charged over the incident. | |
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 6 February, the statement added. | |
Baljit Ubhey, the chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, said: "This case was reviewed in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and guidelines issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media." |