A FRANKSTON man has been charged with stalking after allegedly making a series of harassing phone calls to a national sporting official.
Police executed a search warrant at the man’s Frankston home on Thursday, 17 September. Police say that the man had repeatedly called and left “menacing” voicemails on the phone of a sports official between 31 July and 1 August this year.
The 29-year-old has been charged with one count of stalking and one count of use carriage service to menace. He has been bailed to face Frankston Magistrates Court on 4 May, 2021.
A police statement read that “Victoria Police takes any threat against a person extremely seriously and will investigate incidents to the fullest extent.”
“Anyone seeking to cause harm online or via a telecommunications device needs to remember there are serious consequences to their actions which can have devastating effects for victims,” the statement read.
“This behaviour is not on. It’s criminal and Victoria Police will hold people to account for their actions. To report seriously threatening, intimidating, harassing or humiliating behaviour you can contact your local police station or in an emergency contact 000.”