A woman has admitted harassing her boyfriend’s ex-partner by sending her videos of herself breaking wind.
Rhiannon Evans, 25, of Caernarfon, Gwynedd, pleaded guilty to pursuing a course of conduct amounting to the harassment of Deborah Prytherch by sending ‘inappropriate’ videos.
The original malicious communications charge listed against the shop worker described that she ‘sent several videos of yourself farting.’
It’s believed to be the first case involving ‘cyber farting’.
She left court with a twelve months community order following the WhatsApp messages.
Prosecutor Diane Williams told magistrates at Caernarfon that in the first video ‘she proceeds to pass gas by placing the camera on her bottom and passing the gas.’
On December 22 there were three more videos of her letting rip.
In the next few days there were another four of the same nature, ‘Miss Evans passing wind, her face smiling at the camera.’
Her tooting continued on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, despite police getting wind of what had happened.
The victim said in a statement : ‘I would like to feel safe in my home.’
Evans had been arrested at her home. ‘She admitted she had sent the videos. She suggested she wanted to send videos because she felt her partner was being treated unfairly,’ the prosecutor said.
Mrs Williams added: ‘It was purely malicious. She was smirking throughout, found it hilarious but the victim didn’t.’
Harriet Gorst, defending, said :’There are some issues going on between Miss Evans’s partner and his ex-partner with regard to child contact.’
The lawyer said: ‘At the time she sent these videos she had some drinks and she sent them, understanding now this has caused the victim some distress. She sent them without malicious intent.’
Evans was said to have mental health problems.
The magistrates imposed 15 rehabilitation sessions, 60 days alcohol abstinence monitoring and a two-year restraining order.
Evans must pay £100 compensation and £199 costs. She mustn’t contact the victim.
A probation officer said she had been in a relationship for two years and there was ‘bad blood’ with her boyfriend’s ex-partner. She hadn’t thought sending the videos was a criminal offence and the defendant questioned why she hadn’t been ‘blocked.’
Evans had a difficult upbringing, the court heard.