Kerry Hardwell has been banned from attending games at Chelsea Football Club after being found guilty of sending antisemitic abuse towards Jewish reporter Dan Levene.
‘This word, and variants of it, have been used throughout history by extremists to demonise and persecute a minority. My minority. This history is relevant, because it explains the pernicious nature of the word’s usage today.”
Hardwell, a scaffolder of Westminster Drive, Bognor, was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work, with £85 costs and a £114 surcharge. Speaking after the case, Sussex Police’s Dedicated Football Officer PC Darren Balkham said: ‘The vitriol in the messages were sent in the belief that because the person was behind a keyboard, they wouldn’t be identified.‘There is no place for antisemitic and racist abuse, either in football or in society.‘During this case we have liaised closely with Metropolitan Police and with Chelsea FC to ensure the club have the full facts of the investigation for their own action to be taken.
‘As soon as Sussex Police made us aware, Mr Hardwell was suspended pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.
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