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2 September 2014

Online troll Peter Nunn found guilty of tweeting abuse at MP Stella Creasy

The 33-year-old tweeted messages calling the MP for Walthamstow a "witch", and threatening her with rape.

By Media Mole

(Photo By Caroline Criado-Perez (far right) and MP Stella Creasy (centre right) with governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney (centre left) and MP Mary Mcleod (far left) at the announcement of Jane Austen as the face of the A£10 note. Photo: Getty Images)

Peter Nunn has been found guilty at City of London Magistrates’ Court of sending Labour MP Stella Creasy abusive messages on Twitter.

Nunn sent the malicious communications in the wake of the high-profile campaign by Caroline Criado-Perez to keep a woman’s face on a British bank note.

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