A 39-year-old man has been jailed for sending malicious communications to a authorities minister, the mayor of London and a senior Met Police officer.
Jack Bennett, of Newlands Park, Seaton, Devon, pleaded responsible to 4 counts of sending malicious emails; one to Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips, one to Metropolitan police officer Matt Twist, and two counts to Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Bennett was additionally charged with one rely of utilizing a public communication community to ship offensive emails.
District choose Stuart Smith mentioned the emails have been “totally deplorable, foul, abusive and saturated in hate”.
Exeter Magistrates’ Court docket heard how through the Covid-19 pandemic Bennett turned uncovered to proper wing propaganda.
Mr Smith mentioned Bennett’s “indignant, toxic and hateful rhetoric confirmed disdain for Muslims and immigrants”.
He mentioned the three distinguished public figures felt fearful after receiving the emails, particularly Birmingham Yardley MP Phillips following the homicide of her colleague, MP Jo Cox, in 2016.
Bennett pleaded responsible to all 5 prices over the incidents between February 2024 and January 2025.
He was jailed for 28 weeks and likewise given a restraining order stopping him from contacting the three public figures for 5 years.
