Joey Barton found guilty over offensive social media posts

Joey Barton appeared in court over abusive messages aimed at former women footballers and a TV presenter — and the verdict has now been delivered.

Details: According to Sky Sports, Barton was found guilty on six counts of posting offensive content on social media. His posts targeted Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward, and Eni Aluko.

At Liverpool Crown Court, the jury agreed that Barton had crossed the line between freedom of speech and criminal conduct. The former footballer had argued in his defence that his comments were meant as dark and foolish humour.

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