Peter Nunn

Peter Nunn is a convicted Twitter troll from Bristol, England. In 2013 he attacked member of parliament Stella Creasy with messages, calling her a "witch" and threatening her with rape.[1] He was arrested under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and found guilty of sending indecent, obscene or menacing messages following a trial at City of London Magistrates' Court in 2014. He was sentenced to 18 weeks' custody[2] and the judge also imposed a restraining order banning him from any contact with Creasy or Caroline Criado Perez. Nunn abandoned an appeal against the conviction in 2015.[3]

Nunn founded Protect Yourself, a company which supplies personal protective equipment, in 2010. After his arrest he started a free speech campaigning organisation Nunners.

References
  1. Carter, Claire (29 September 2014). "Twitter troll jailed for 'campaign of hatred' against Stella Creasy". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Peter Nunn jailed for abusive tweets to MP Stella Creasy". The Guardian. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. "Peter Nunn abandons appeal over Twitter abuse of Stella Creasy". BBC News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2017.


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