Criminal acts Joshua Bonehill-Paine

1 criminal acts

1.1 malicious claims on blog
1.2 public order offences , tweets jack monroe
1.3 antisemitic protests
1.4 harassment of luciana berger

criminal acts
malicious claims on blog

bonehill-paine s blog, daily bale, ran hoax stories repeated fact on social media. story daily bale went viral in august 2013, falsely reporting globe pub in leicester had refused admit members of armed forces, not offend immigrants. people had read story threatened pub arson , staff murder. bonehill-paine stated in interview intention create shocking campaign people share on social media . security expert graham cluley called stunt utterly irresponsible , frankly moronic . in april 2014, bonehill-paine sentenced 180 hours of unpaid work , 2 years supervision malicious communications on incident. year later, breaching community order, magistrates added 10 hours of unpaid work sentence.

in february 2014, hoax story six-year-old girl croydon being kidnapped asian child grooming gang shared on social media. september 2014 story made false claims asian youth punching baby , throwing against wall, bonehill-paine later said had been written english defence league member , published without researching actual article first . next month, bonehill-paine s blog spread hoax somali immigrant ebola had gone missing in leicester. fake nhs poster making claim publicised bonehill-paine s website, reportedly distributed 1 of supporters in leicester, , seen in medical centre in city.

in october 2014, pleaded guilty charges of malicious communications , harassment relating articles on daily bale blog falsely claiming innocent people paedophiles, drug dealers or religious zealots. during 1 hearing, took issue being called internet troll prosecutor, dafydd paxton. sentencing postponed until 12 january 2015 due other serious investigations involving him, including alleged incitement racial hatred against member of parliament, , later postponed again until 5 february. hearing took place on 9 february 2015, when given three-month prison sentence suspended 18 months, in addition 80 hours unpaid work , ten sessions of education, training , employment . ordered pay £85 costs , victim surcharge of £80.

public order offences , tweets jack monroe

in february 2015, bonehill-paine due charged in st albans under s.38 of public order act 1986, contamination of goods , publishing article on website suggesting fruit , vegetables tesco infected ebola. offence carries maximum 10-year sentence. in october 2015, tried @ stevenage magistrates court misusing public computer network propagate grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing material in 2 online articles, 1 being tesco ebola hoax , other encouraging immediate killing of disabled babies purpose of eugenics. district judge cleared him of both charges citing freedom of speech guaranteed human rights act.

in april 2015, bonehill-paine claimed have been man arrested , released on bail on suspicion of sending hate tweets jack monroe, guardian columnist. tweets made hoax account purporting former ukip candidate, , ukip reported account police. in statement on website, bonehill-paine did not admit responsibility, said tweets of comical nature , [i] commend level of free speech used .

in may 2015, bonehill-paine pleaded not guilty charge of harassment after alleged had left swastika in home of hertfordshire woman whom had spent 2 nights, describing gift had been touched adolf hitler, before sending string of abusive messages , letters , asking become eva . case adjourned until 15 july.

antisemitic protests

in january 2015, bonehill-paine called mass protest in march year against perceived complete jewification of stamford hill in north london, area uk s largest ultra-orthodox charedi population, particular focus on volunteer neighbourhood watch group, shomrim, falsely asserts illegal religious police force. community security trust (cst) in talks local police, , local jewish leaders described calm threat. dave rich, cst spokesman said bonehill-paine had long record of racist provocation , antisemitic abuse doesn t have record of being able mobilise large numbers of people on street . bonehill-paine s protest later cancelled due lack of support.

in february 2015, bonehill-paine arrested police officers investigating allegations of inciting racial hatred relating 2 visual , written publications on internet , , released on bail. arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated harassment , malicious communications .

in june 2015, bonehill-paine announced intention join new dawn party demonstration in golders green, area of north london large jewish minority, on saturday 4 july 2015. bonehell stated intention destroy israeli flags hand , tread upon them (believing not burning flags avoid prosecution ) , said burning copies of talmud, jewish holy book, in private ceremony . posts bonehill-paine s website featured auschwitz-birkenau imagery , said demonstration absolute gas . on 25 june, arrested metropolitan police , charged inciting racial hatred contrary public order act 1986. 4 days later, remanded in custody @ westminster magistrates court. refused bail @ southwark crown court hearing on 13 july. @ next hearing on 21 september, pleaded absolutely not guilty , again remanded in custody.

the trial began @ southwark crown court on 14 december 2015. mark weekes prosecution described poster on bonehill-paine s website invited visitors print off publicise intended march on 4 july. poster included image of auschwitz , stereotyped cartoon of jewish man being sprayed weedkiller, under slogan join on july 4 promises absolute gas! ss lightning bolt in ‘o’ of golders green. weekes said poster trivialises , mocks death of millions of jews during third reich , considered use of nazi imagery in reference area large jewish population incitement . on 16 december, bonehill-paine convicted of inciting racial hatred against jews. sentenced 3 years , 4 months imprisonment.

bonehill-paine held @ hm prison manchester , hm prison wandsworth. in january 2016, investigated prison service letters fans, inside envelopes drawings of hitler, september 11 attacks , harold shipman. in letters, mocked taxpayers £120,000 costs of holding him in prison , spoke of plans stand election member of parliament in bradford when eligible 5 years after release. appeal court upheld length of bonehill-paine s sentence in may 2016. spoke of desire run mp of yeovil, home constituency, in order build rural utopia ignite fire spread throughout country.

harassment of luciana berger

in october 2014, bonehill-paine investigated police on antisemitic comments labour mp luciana berger published on website, after garron helm, member of national action, imprisoned sending antisemitic messages her.

on 15 february 2015, reported bonehill-paine had been arrested on suspicion of having sent antisemitic tweets berger. on 14 june 2016, charged racially or religiously aggravated harassment of berger between october 2014 , february 2015. @ hearing @ old bailey on 19 july 2016, bonehill-paine participating via video link, sent trial.

the trial began on 5 december 2016. court told bonehill-paine had posted 5 hateful , insulting articles woman blamed jailing of far-right extremist regarded comrade. defence counsel said bonehill-paine not giving evidence @ trial, asserted defendant in posting pathetic, puerile rubbish was, however, living in country entitled voice .

on 7 december 2016, bonehill-paine convicted of racially-aggravated harassment. following day, imprisoned 2 years, new custodial term added existing sentence. criminal behaviour order imposed restrict internet use after eventual release, including barring of attempt contact berger , other listed individuals, , police authorised monitor online activities 5 years.