Man charged with harassing loyalist activist Jamie Bryson appears at Derry court accused of possessing weapons
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A man accused of harassing loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has today appeared at Derry courthouse charged with possession of a knife and knuckle duster.
Robert Beck, 58, whose charge sheets listed an address of Barnett’s Lodge in Belfast, had been residing at a B&B in Derry, the court was told.
That accommodation has now been withdrawn by the owner.
The defendant is originally charged with improper use of public communications and the harassment of Jamie Bryson on January 8, 2021.
He is further charged with breaching a restraining order by phoning David English and breaching a restraining order by ‘continually’ contacting the same man between February 16-24, of this year.
Totals exceed 100%, as charges can allege more than one category.
Harassment charges, which can be based on any protected characteristic, also continued to fall in FY 2020. Of the total EEOC charges filed last year, 24,221 (35.9%) included a harassment claim.
Sexual Harassment Charges in 2020
Claims of sex-based harassment fell to 11,497, down 11.9% from the FY 2018 peak sparked by the #MeToo movement. That number includes all charges alleging harassment based related to one’s sex (treating people of one sex less favorably than others). The EEOC separately tracks harassment of a sexual nature.
Charges alleging harassment of a sexual nature also fell to the lowest level in many years. The EEOC received 6,587 such charges in FY 2020, down 13.4% from 2018, and 17.1% from 2010.