February 18th 2025.
Jess Phillips, the Safeguarding Minister, has been the target of a man who sent her malicious communications. This man, Jack Bennett, has now been sentenced to 28 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to the offense in court today. Bennett, a 39-year-old from Devon, had been charged with sending these harmful messages to three people, including Phillips, between April 2024 and January 2025.
The news of Bennett's charge came at a time when Phillips was already facing criticism from billionaire Elon Musk. Last month, the world's richest man took to social media to call Phillips a "witch" and even suggested she should be in prison for her response to the grooming gangs scandal. This caused quite a stir, as Phillips is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls in the government.
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