Wigan man jailed after posting antisemitic content

A man in Wigan was jailed on Wednesday after posting antisemitic content.

Stuart Sutton, 45, who was brought to the attention of Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) by CST, posted antisemitic and racist material over an eight-month period in 2021. 

CPTNW conducted a search of his home on 2nd February of this year, arresting him shortly thereafter. 

Mr Sutton has been sentenced to two years in prison, reduced to sixteen months owing to his early guilty plea.

Detective Superintendent Andy Meeks, of the CTPNW Investigation Department, said that “We would always encourage people to report acts of racial hatred whether that’s in person or online,” while Amanda Bomsztyk, CST’s Northern Regional Director, said that “It is important that such extreme Jew-hatred and racism leads to arrest and imprisonment.”