So I am going to be charged for tweeting a single screenshot of a single post by Ivor Caplin, a very modest example of hundreds he has liked/posted/replid-to over the last 20 months. And seen every day by his 3,342 followers.
Caplin tweeted this:
I screenshotted it and asked:
Quickly followed by these brief interactions:
This is the young person Caplin was chatting with:
Caplin and the young person chatted on:
And I'm going to be charged, with the threat of up to five years in prison.
Meanwhile, Ivor Caplin - having been "NFA'd" = No Further Action - for his alleged sexual assault on a vulnerable homeless person in Willam Collier YMCA hostel on March 7 2024.
Since his recent arrest Caplin is on bail until April 10 and still holds his parliamentary pass.
And his best friend Peter Kyle is in Parliament.
And Fiona Sharpe still holds the Chief Contable's Commendation, awarded in February by CC Jo Shiner, of Sussex Police.
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I have recently been told by @sussex_police that I may be charged on Monday for publishing (on June 25 2024!) a single screenshot of a single tweet by @ivorcaplin.
Because I - but not him? - contravened Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003.
I was interviewed under caution on Friday, September 13, after a complaint by @SharpeFiona on July 4
If charged and found guilty, I face up to five years in prison.
If you haven’t heard of this awful piece of legislation - routinely abused by police forces across the country…