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Rauma, Finland – A 28‑year‑old woman was sentenced by the Satakunta District Court in October to a daily fine of 40 days for data‑privacy breach, breach of duty and harassment. The case was appealed to the Court of Appeal, which on Tuesday dismissed the harassment charge. With the charge removed, the daily fines were reduced to 20 days, leaving the defendant with a total fine of €600. The victim’s compensation was also reduced from €1,300 to €500. The alleged offences took place in Rauma during 2022 and 2023. The defendant, a 24‑year‑old female police officer, had not accepted the breakup with her former boyfriend. She learned that he had a new girlfriend and began creating fake Instagram profiles to send follow requests to the new partner. In the fall of 2022 she sent three Instagram messages to the new girlfriend, attempted to call her twice via the Instagram app, and sent four follow requests. In May 2023 she sent a Facebook message. She also accessed the woman’s personal data three times in police non‑public information systems, discovering that the woman had moved into a detached house. The woman had seen the officer driving slowly past the house, looking inside. The ex‑boyfriend and his family warned her that the officer would be unpredictable. The Court of Appeal explained that viewing the victim’s personal data in police systems cannot be considered harassment. The court noted that the messages sent were professional and some were friendly. The victim reported receiving more than ten follow requests on Instagram, but the exact number was unclear. The court said the contacts could not be regarded as repeated because there was a long gap after the fall. It also held that the officer could not be held responsible for others describing her as unpredictable and for any fear that may have arisen from such descriptions. Overall, the court concluded that the contacts and the single incident of passing the house did not constitute a pattern that seriously disrupted the victim’s life. Article source: Iltalehti | Image credit: Iltalehti
Rauma, Finland – A 28‑year‑old woman was sentenced by the Satakunta District Court in October to a daily fine of 40 days for data‑privacy breach, breach of duty and harassment. The case was appealed to the Court of Appeal, which on Tuesday dismissed the harassment charge. With the charge removed, the daily fines were reduced to 20 days, leaving the defendant with a total fine of €600. The victim’s compensation was also reduced from €1,300 to €500. The alleged offences took place in Rauma during 2022 and 2023. The defendant, a 24‑year‑old female police officer, had not accepted the breakup with her former boyfriend. She learned that he had a new girlfriend and began creating fake Instagram profiles to send follow requests to the new partner. In the fall of 2022 she sent three Instagram messages to the new girlfriend, attempted to call her twice via the Instagram app, and sent four follow requests. In May 2023 she sent a Facebook message. She also accessed the woman’s personal data three times in police non‑public information systems, discovering that the woman had moved into a detached house. The woman had seen the officer driving slowly past the house, looking inside. The ex‑boyfriend and his family warned her that the officer would be unpredictable. The Court of Appeal explained that viewing the victim’s personal data in police systems cannot be considered harassment. The court noted that the messages sent were professional and some were friendly. The victim reported receiving more than ten follow requests on Instagram, but the exact number was unclear. The court said the contacts could not be regarded as repeated because there was a long gap after the fall. It also held that the officer could not be held responsible for others describing her as unpredictable and for any fear that may have arisen from such descriptions. Overall, the court concluded that the contacts and the single incident of passing the house did not constitute a pattern that seriously disrupted the victim’s life.
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