Spurned lover sent racist homophobic abuse after gay date went wrong

A SPURNED lover who sent explicit notes to an online crush after their Gaydar 'date' went wrong was today handed 200 hours of community service.

Alan Wiseman, 59, sent the notes, which included graphic homophobic and racist material – to Abdulrahman Almoayed after meeting up with him through the internet dating site.

Wiseman, of Melgund Terrace, Edinburgh, then subjected Almoayed to a further tirade of abuse each time he logged on to the site before he was reported to police.

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He admitted the online taunts to police but refused to say anything more.

Wiseman pleaded guilty to the charge of breach of the peace at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Sheriff James Scott said he would not add Wiseman's name to the sex offenders register because of "the peculiarity of the case".

The court heard how Mr Almoayed had started chatting to Wiseman on the gay social networking site in May 2006.

They exchanged e-mails for a short time then decided to meet up in person near Mr Almoayed's Edinburgh home.

But when he came face-to-face with Wiseman, he was shocked to note that the "35-year-old male" advertised on his profile, was actually a lot older.

Thinking it would be rude to end their meeting on this fact alone, Almoayed invited Wiseman to his flat for a coffee.

Wiseman accepted, but once inside he refused offers of a drink and was acting so strangely that he was eventually asked to leave.

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After the disastrous rendezvous, the pair exchanged one more e-mail and then stopped contact.

But a month later, Mr Almoayed's flatmate received a letter containing graphic and offensive sexual abuse, which he realised was directed at his friend.

Although shocked and upset by the insults, they ignored the letter.

Two days later, when Mr Almoayed logged on to a Gaydar chatroom, he was met with another tirade – this time with racial insults thrown in among the sexual jibes.

Throughout the following weeks, each time either Mr Almoayed or his flatmate logged on, they were subjected to homosexual and racist abuse, each time from the same user. "edin23john".

The pair eventually reported the matter to police, and Wiseman was traced through the internet service provider.

It was then discovered that Wiseman had sent a similar abusive letter to Gerardo Crolla at his chip shop in Raeburn Place.

Wiseman admitted to police that he had used the username "edin23john" on Gaydar, but refused to comment further.

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When police searched Wiseman's home they found two canisters of CS gas and two cans of pepper spray, which he claimed he had bought on holiday and had no idea were illegal.

David Blair-Wilson, defending, told the court the court that his client was under immense pressure at the time of the incident.

He said: "He has been a silly fool."

Sheriff James Scott handed him a community service order to undertake 200 hours of unpaid work.

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