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Man charged over MP Stella Creasy tweets | Man charged over MP Stella Creasy tweets |
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A man has been charged over offensive messages sent on Twitter to an MP. | A man has been 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 banknotes. | 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 banknotes. |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Peter Nunn, 32, from Emersons Green, Bristol, was charged with sending malicious communications. | |
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 6 February. | He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 6 February. |
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." | 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." |