A Salisbury TikToker who ‘supported Hamas online’ has avoided a prison sentence.
Content creator Fiona Ryan, 40, regularly posed antisemitic views on her social media platforms.
At trial in September, the defendant – who described herself as a geo-political analyst and a journalist – was found guilty of four communications offences.
She directly compared Ashkenazi Jews with Nazis, made jokes about the Holocaust and claimed Jewish doctors carried out sex change procedures on children.
Ryan attempted to justify her views by invoking her freedom of expression, but CPS Wessex prosecutors were able to demonstrate that her posts far exceeded the boundary between freedom of expression and hate speech.
The defendant, of Laverstock Road, Salisbury, was handed a 20-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months.
She must also complete 20 rehabilitation activity days.
Gavin Sumpter, a Senior Crown Prosecutor, said: “Fiona Ryan sought to hide behind the right to freedom of speech, however the court found that her posts and videos were grossly offensive.
“Her vile rhetoric reached a wide audience has caused real harm in the Jewish community, the impact of which she was fully aware of.
“The CPS does not tolerate hate speech and will not hesitate to bring perpetrators to justice.”
