A 36-year-old from Barry has been sent to prison after a single ‘like’ on TikTok put him in breach of a court order protecting a woman he had previously targeted.
Rhys Harrison, of Romilly Park Road, received a 30-week jail term from magistrates in Cardiff after pleading guilty to breaching a restraining order.
The order
On May 13, Harrison was barred by a court from having any contact with the woman for three years. His earlier behaviour towards her had included harassment and threats to share intimate photographs of her.
The breach
Conan Tsang, for the prosecution, told Cardiff Magistrates’ Court that Harrison got in touch with the woman on September 12 through the social media platform, by liking one of her posts.
Sentencing
The bench heard the breach was serious enough that nothing short of immediate custody could be justified.
When passing sentence, magistrates highlighted that Harrison had offended against the same woman on repeated occasions.
They added that suspending the prison term was not an option, because Harrison committed the offence while already subject to a suspended sentence.
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