Man fined €2k for ‘damage’ to ex’s Facebook

In the first prosecution for criminal damage to a social media account, a Donegal man has avoided a jail term for criminal damage to his ex-girlfriend’s Facebook page after he admitted posting an offensive status update on it.

The 30-year-old was acquitted by a jury last month of raping and falsely imprisoning the woman in her home on the same date.

The man was charged under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a €10,000 fine.