Two guilty over abusive tweets to Caroline Criado-Perez:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25641941
They will be sentenced on 24 January.
Ms Criado-Perez, of Rutland, received abuse after her campaign for a woman to appear on a bank note resulted in Jane Austen being selected for the £10 note.
The 29-year-old said the case was a "small drop in the ocean" compared to the abuse she and other women received online.
'I will find you' The court heard that one tweet from Sorley started with an expletive and continued: "Die you worthless piece of crap." She was also told to "go kill yourself".
In a separate set of abusive messages Nimmo told Ms Criado-Perez to "shut up" and made references to rape followed by "I will find you (smiley face)".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25641941
Two people have pleaded guilty to
sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.
Isabella Sorley, 23, of Newcastle, and John Nimmo, 25, of South Shields,
admitted at Westminster Magistrates' Court sending the messages over a public
communications network.They will be sentenced on 24 January.
Ms Criado-Perez, of Rutland, received abuse after her campaign for a woman to appear on a bank note resulted in Jane Austen being selected for the £10 note.
The 29-year-old said the case was a "small drop in the ocean" compared to the abuse she and other women received online.
'I will find you' The court heard that one tweet from Sorley started with an expletive and continued: "Die you worthless piece of crap." She was also told to "go kill yourself".
Caroline Criado-Perez successfully campaigned for a
woman to be featured on bank notes
She also sent the message to Ms Criado-Perez: "I've only just got out of
prison and would happily do more time to see you berried!!"In a separate set of abusive messages Nimmo told Ms Criado-Perez to "shut up" and made references to rape followed by "I will find you (smiley face)".
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