A government employee was found guilty of following a Dunedin businessman. half years. The 39-year-
The old man was convicted of criminal harassment, and when Judge Paul Kellar made a reservation decision at the Dunedin District Court this morning, he threatened to cause serious physical and intentional injuries.
The man was tried on these charges last month and was given a name suppression at least before sentencing.
The victim and his sister. a high-
Professionals-
There is permanent name suppression
On June 14, 2012, when the accused parked his car at the back door of the victim\'s business, the men crossed the road for the first time.
This led to a $40 ticket that led to a confrontation between the two.
The next day, state employees stopped in a similar place, which led to an angry text message from the merchant --
\"Smart Parking * Head \"-
There is also a Facebook post related to the event.
A few months later, the businessman began receiving text messages and phone calls from gay men who were interested in meeting and having sex.
After asking, he found that his contact details had been written in several places in a known meeting place.
\"I found that my phone number was written everywhere with a pen that said I was gay and was looking for a good time and I could get there in five minutes and the victim said: \"I asked all kinds of men to text me from there. \".
\"I am very unhappy.
Because my name was everywhere, I stood there crying.
\"In 2014, the defendant created a false profile on the dating website using the victim\'s photos and contact details.
The title of the ad is \"new gay men play\", encouraging people to get in touch with the man.
During the trial, the court heard how the man received threatening text messages, sexual toys, photos of himself being defaced by the image of the penis, and a letter from the enterprise adjacent to him, the man was allegedly investigated by police for sexual assault.
His name was also graffiti around Dunedin, including an example written in big words by weed killers in the park.
\"To be honest, it\'s a living hell,\" said the victim.
Officials said the case was \"complicated and well-planned\", but after police searched the defendant\'s car, the smoking gun appeared in evidence.
Have a hand on the central console
Written note with an email address very similar to the one used to set up the fake internet-dating profile.
There is also a phone number in the newspaper, the victim received a text message of abuse of authority and the \"NZD\" letter, and prosecutor Mitchell mclennahan said he referred to the New Zealand dating website published by the complainant\'s contact details.
He said forensic electronic data found on the defendant\'s computer were \"nails in the coffin \".
Twice, the defendant kept Facebook photos of many business owners, some of which included his family.
\"This is an unhealthy, obsessed and special interest in a person he once had a parking dispute with,\" said Mr mclennahan . \".
The allegation of threatening to do GBH came from a text message sent on December 2, 2014, when the defendant told the man to \"buy a bulletproof vest\" and \"take care of your affairs \".
Judge Kellar confirmed that when the accused was sentenced on a date not yet confirmed, he would not face imprisonment.
Defense lawyer Anne Stevens accepted the fact that her client had to pay a large sum of money to the victim for emotional harm.