POLICE 5
Gag reflex
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Knacker has arrested and charged a whistleblower whose previous revelations about the force led to the sacking of its chief constable.
Simon Tilley, 44, was arrested on 23 December and appeared at Northampton magistrates court on Christmas Eve, charged with three counts of “stalking with intent to cause serious distress” under Section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
A police statement said that regarding “three alleged victims, Tilley had published false and malicious material online which amounted to stalking, causing them serious alarm or distress. The court heard the stalking charges related to two serving and one former Northamptonshire Police officer who had been allegedly targeted on social media by Tilley.”