The accused was charged with criminal harassment against two women based entirely on his communications via Twitter.
The Crown alleged that the accused repeatedly communicated with the complainants, directly and indirectly, causing them to reasonably fear for their safety.
The court found that while the accused's tweets were voluminous and sometimes offensive, he did not know the complainants were harassed, nor was he reckless.
Furthermore, the court held that the complainants' fear for their safety was not reasonable in all the circumstances, given the public nature of Twitter and the lack of any threatening or sexual content in the tweets.
The charges were dismissed.
