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Man who threatened MP Louise Mensch is arrested Man who threatened MP Louise Mensch is sentenced
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An internet troll who sent a threatening email to Conservative MP Louise Mensch has been arrested after failing to attend court. An internet troll who sent a threatening email to MP Louise Mensch has been been given a six month suspended jail sentence.
Frank Zimmerman, 60, from Barnwood, Gloucester, was due to be sentenced at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Friday but failed to turn up. Frank Zimmerman, 60, from Barnwood, Gloucester, was also told not to contact Mrs Mensch or her husband.
He emailed the MP for Corby, telling her to stop using Twitter or face the consequences. In 2011, Zimmerman emailed the MP for Corby telling her to stop using Twitter or face the consequences.
He was found guilty in his absence by Gloucester magistrates in April. He was found guilty in April but failed to attend sentencing on Friday. He was arrested on Monday and taken to court.
Gloucestershire Police said Zimmerman was taken into custody on Monday morning and would be taken to court for sentencing. Zimmerman was convicted of sending by public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene, menacing message or matter.
Zimmerman was convicted in April of sending by public communication network an offensive, indecent, obscene, menacing message or matter.
He also failed to attend on that occasion, blaming agoraphobia and depression.He also failed to attend on that occasion, blaming agoraphobia and depression.
'Sophie's choice' 'Terrified' for children
The court was told he emailed Mrs Mensch after she suggested social networking sites could be closed by police during last summer's riots. At Cheltenham Magistrates' Court, Zimmerman was also given a restraining order which prevents him contacting General Sir Mike Jackson and Lord Sugar.
In the email he said the mother-of-three she faced "Sophie's choice" - a reference to a novel in which heroine Sophie has to choose between the life of her son or daughter at a Nazi concentration camp. Zimmerman's jail sentence was suspended for two years.
At a previous hearing, the court was told he emailed Mrs Mensch after she suggested social networking sites could be closed by police during last summer's riots.
In the email he said the mother-of-three faced "Sophie's choice" - a reference to a novel in which heroine Sophie has to choose between the life of her son or daughter at a Nazi concentration camp.
Mrs Mensch called the police and arranged security for her family.Mrs Mensch called the police and arranged security for her family.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mrs Mensch said: "I was terrified on behalf of my children."
The email was traced to the IP address of Zimmerman's home computer who blamed hackers for sending it.The email was traced to the IP address of Zimmerman's home computer who blamed hackers for sending it.
He attended court in May for sentencing, having been driven there by police, but a district judge adjourned the case until 7 June so that a pre-sentence report could be completed.