Jolene Bunting admitted that she violated an order to take down a social media video targeting a drag queen.
A former Belfast councillor, who compared a drag queen to a wolf in make-up, has been fined £750 for breaking a court injunction.barred from harassing actor Matthew Cavan, known as Cherrie OntopThe fine followed her admission that she violated an order to take down a social media video immediately.
Ms Bunting has already been barred from any further harassment of the performer for the next five years.Matthew Cavan, pictured in 2017 as part of the Visage exhibition, performs as Cherrie Ontop The video clip had been viewed 22,000 times and Mr Cavan said the surrounding attention led to him losing three well-paid gigs.
The court heard that she attended the protest after being "horrified" at press reports of alleged grooming within drag queen Storytime events in England and the US. Contempt of court proceedings were brought against Ms Bunting for failing to comply with the order until the day of the hearing.
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