Repeated messages and criminal harassment

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2021

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The court classified a prolonged sequence of messages as harassment because it seriously disrupted the recipient’s daily life. It restored that classification instead of the minor-coercion finding made on appeal.

What this helps explain

Repetition, content, duration and proven impact matter, not only the number of messages.

Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.