Former Chapel-en-le-Frith man jailed for harassing ex-partner

A former Chapel-en-le-Frith man has been jailed for six weeks for harassing his ex-partner by constantly calling and sending messages.
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Jack Clegg-Walsh, who lived in Chapel at the time of the offences, pleaded not guilty to the offence of harassment during the case which was heard at court in Manchester.

The 32-year-old constantly called the victim, sent her messages and posted threatening comments on social media aimed at the victim, her partner and friends during February 2020.

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Clegg-Walsh, now of Arnsdale Road in Liverpool, was found guilty and sentenced to six weeks in prison at the hearing on Tuesday April 20.

A former Chapel-en-le-Frith man has been jailed for six weeks for harassing his ex-partner by constantly calling and sending messages.A former Chapel-en-le-Frith man has been jailed for six weeks for harassing his ex-partner by constantly calling and sending messages.
A former Chapel-en-le-Frith man has been jailed for six weeks for harassing his ex-partner by constantly calling and sending messages.

PC Annie Branson was one of the officers investigating the case. She said: “This type of behaviour can have a considerable impact on someone’s life, with the unwanted contact causing victims a great deal of alarm or distress.

“We take reports of harassment seriously and we will do all we can to ensure offenders are brought to justice. This type of offence won’t be tolerated and we would encourage anyone who might be experiencing this to report it to us."

You can report domestic abuse, which can include harassment, using the online reporting form at https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/reportdomesticabuse.

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Alternatively, call police on the non emergency number 101 or complete the online contact form at derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.

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If you or someone else are in immediate danger or you need support right away, call 999.

If you're deaf or hard of hearing, use the textphone service 18000 or text police on 999 if you’ve pre-registered with the emergencySMS service.