A MAN has been given a restraining order after he sent a woman emails and asked 'distressing' messages to be passed to her.
Joseph Connor, aged 58 of Belmont Road in Bolton, appeared before Bolton Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to harassment.
The court heard how he contacted the woman via her workplace email asking her attendance at events and asking for distressing messages to be passed to her.
He was given a community order requiring him to carry out unpaid work for 80 hours and a restraining order preventing him from contacting the woman.
Connor was also ordered to pay a surcharge of £85 and costs of £85.
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