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A man who contacted his ex-girlfriend on social media despite a court ban was caught out by his own poor spelling. Gary Young, a convicted flasher from Canterbury, was subject to an interim stalking protection order (SPO) when he sent the woman a series of messages via Facebook Messenger and then, having been blocked, an alias account. Canterbury Crown Court heard his cover was blown when the victim not only recognised his writing style but also when police asked him to spell ‘Somerset’. One of his messages had made reference to the county as ‘Summerset’ – and matched the spelling Young dictat…

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