NDM: WEEK 17 (i)

Sydney man accused of making rape threats on Facebook pleads not guilty

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jan/12/sydney-man-accused-of-making-threats-on-facebook-pleads-not-guilty

Zane Alchin, 25, of Caringbah, is charged with threatening rape in comments posted to Facebook in August'Zane Alchin is alleged to have committed the offence after one of his friends shared a screenshot of a woman’s Tinder profile on his Facebook page'A Sydney man who allegedly made explicit rape threats on Facebook has pleaded not guilty to using a carriage service to menace.Zane Alchin, 25, of Caringbah was charged in late October for allegedly threatening rape in comments posted to Facebook in August.

• The offence of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence covers harassment carried out online or over the phone, and carries a maximum jail sentence of three years.
•  Alchin allegedly committed the offence after one of his friends shared a screenshot of a woman’s Tinder profile to his Facebook page with a derogatory caption, sparking a heated argument between the two individuals’ friend groups.
• The posts allegedly made by Alchin include “You’ll be eating my cock till you puke” and “I’d rape you if you were better looking”.