Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
俄亥俄州一名博主因向参议员发送史莱克裸照被判骚扰罪成立。
The Rooster’s DJ Byrnes was ordered to pay $200 over the explicit Shrek message.
《The Rooster》的 DJ Byrnes 因发送这张露骨的史莱克图片被判处 200 美元罚款。
A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senator. On Friday, a judge ordered DJ Byrnes, owner of political commentary blog The Rooster, to pay a $200 fine, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch.
据《哥伦布快报》报道，一名俄亥俄州政治博主因向一位共和党州参议员发送了一张露骨的史莱克图片，被陪审团裁定犯有电信骚扰罪。周五，法官下令政治评论博客《The Rooster》的所有者 DJ Byrnes 支付 200 美元罚款。
Byrnes texted Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino in May after he dropped out of the state’s Senate presidential race. As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Byrnes sent a nude image of Shrek alongside the message: “Good to see you finally made your humiliation public, Young Mussolini! THE PATRIOTS CAUCUS sends its regards!!!!!!!!!!”
今年 5 月，在俄亥俄州参议员 Jerry Cirino 退出该州参议院议长竞选后，Byrnes 向其发送了短信。据《哥伦布快报》报道，Byrnes 发送了一张史莱克的裸照，并附言：“很高兴看到你终于公开了自己的羞辱，年轻的墨索里尼！爱国者核心小组向你致意!!!!!!!!!!”
Cirino filed a police report against Byrnes, “describing his messages as pornographic and harassing,” according to the Columbus Dispatch. Four state police officers arrested Byrnes at the Ohio statehouse in June, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Byrnes was reportedly held in jail overnight even though he posted bail.
据《哥伦布快报》报道，Cirino 对 Byrnes 提起了警方报告，“称其信息是色情和骚扰性的”。据该报报道，6 月份，四名州警在俄亥俄州议会大厦逮捕了 Byrnes。据称，尽管 Byrnes 缴纳了保释金，但他仍被拘留在监狱中过夜。
“I can’t wait for the jury to see the image that he sent to me,” Cirino said ahead of the trial, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Byrnes pleaded not guilty to telecommunications harassment, claiming that the text was protected free speech.
据《哥伦布快报》报道，Cirino 在审判前表示：“我迫不及待地想让陪审团看到他发给我的那张图片。”Byrnes 对电信骚扰指控拒不认罪，声称该短信属于受保护的言论自由。
“This wasn’t a free speech issue; this was a harassment statute that I believed he was in violation of,” Cirino said following the ruling, as reported by News 5 Cleveland. “Obviously, he’s free to write on his blog whatever he wants. I just don’t want to be accosted in the Statehouse in the future.”
据克利夫兰第 5 新闻台报道，Cirino 在裁决后表示：“这不是言论自由的问题；我认为他违反了骚扰法规。显然，他可以在自己的博客上随意写任何东西。我只是不希望将来在州议会大厦受到骚扰。”