Fiona Ryan, 40, from Salisbury, has been sentenced to a 12-week custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, for posting offensive videos on social media. Appearing before Salisbury Magistrates Court, Ryan was found guilty of multiple charges under the Communications Act 2003. The court also handed her an additional eight-week suspended sentence, to run concurrently.
Ryan was convicted of four charges under Section 127 of the Communications Act after posting content that was deemed offensive. Despite apologizing for any distress caused, she denied that her posts were anti-Semitic. She also pleaded guilty to two further charges for grossly offensive posts on Twitter (now known as X), and the court ordered her to pay a £154 victim surcharge, £650 in court costs, and to complete a 20-day rehabilitation program.
In his remarks, District Judge Timothy Pattinson criticized her actions, stating, “Any reasonable person would find your comments disgusting and nauseating. I find they were motivated by a desire to shock, by self-publicity, and money.”
Ryan’s conviction follows a multi-platform investigation by Wiltshire Police, with the offending content spanning multiple social media accounts, including TikTok and X.
