A man who harassed a man by posting a series of anti-Chinese messages to him on social media has been brought to justice and sentenced by a judge. The Crown Prosecution Service said Radeko Keleman, 44, also admitted posting an offensive anti-Muslim message.

Keleman, from Hyde, Tameside, was sentenced at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday to 32 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months. Pleading guilty to racially-aggravated harassment, he was also ordered to complete a 20-day rehabilitation requirement and 180 hours of unpaid work.

The CPS said that in February last year, Keleman, of Sidley Place, initially posted a comment around the death of a transgender girl. When a man subsequently told him he found the comments unacceptable, he launched a campaign of vile racist abuse directed towards him, a spokesperson for the CPS said.

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In a statement, the CPS said: "Despite pleas for Keleman to stop, he began sending messages to the man's friends with similar abuse directed at him.

"Over a three-week period, he sent in excess of 100 abusive messages. Keleman was arrested for malicious communications. In police interview, he admitted that he had sent the messages and was very apologetic.

"He was released with a warning, in the hope that this would be sufficient to stop the offending. However, in May 2023 the man again contacted the police to report that the abuse was continuing, with racist messages and images being posted on his social media accounts.

"When the man tried to block Keleman, he created new profiles to post further messages, including an anti-Muslim post. When he was arrested a second time, Keleman made no comment in police interview, but later pleaded guilty at court."

A statement from the victim was read out in court. In it he said: "I felt incredibly threatened, violated and disgusted by his actions over the past few months.”

Asad Khan, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, said: "Radeko Keleman’s vile comments have caused much distress and the fact he continued following his first arrest shows how little remorse he had. I would like to thank the man for coming forward and reporting the abuse. Keleman will now face the consequences of his actions."