An internet troll subjected a police officer to an online hate campaign after he was arrested by him while filming a video for YouTube on his mobile phone.
Ronald Theaker, 60, bombarded Pc Darren Kenny with offensive emails after the constable briefly detained him for berating fellow officers during a disturbance in a town centre.
During the video Theaker was heard to say: ''This is what you pay your council tax for - they should be doing some real work. Lazy turds''.
Pc Kenny then asked him to stop filming and accused him of ''mouthing off' before warning: ''You're causing the issue - I am quite happy to feed you Crunchy Nut Cornflakes tomorrow morning.'
Theaker was later released without charge but filed a wrongful arrest complaint against 54-year old Pc Kenny and then researched him online to discover the officer had previously gone public about a childhood sexual abuse ordeal he suffered 40 years earlier.
One email he sent to Pc Kenny read: '''You are not the first and you will not be the last. A career change would not go amiss. It has not destroyed your life, you have a career and a family. Get over it.''
He added ''Just a thought, if you reported the abuse when it happened, it may have saved some of the other victims. Instead of crying to the media I suggest you put it to bed now and move on with your life.''
Theaker, of Ainley Wood, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester who called himself 'Sir Ronny' in his messages also sent a string of further emails calling the officer 'Candy Kenny' and adding: ''You really are a fame seeker. Stop being a drama queen.''
At Tameside magistrates court, Theaker was found guilty of harassment after a trial. He was given a four-month community order and a 7pm-7am curfew.
The court heard how married father-of-two Pc Kenny had gone public about being abused when he was 13.
At the time the officer, from Royton, Oldham said: ''I'm doing this for other people - not for me. Children self-harm, take their own lives, get involved in drugs, alcohol, they become subjects of sexual exploitation because they don't know any different.
''They think it's the norm - but it's not the norm and they can break the cycle just by speaking out. I just regret not saying something earlier but it would have destroyed my parents.''
But his brave confession was exploited by Theaker after he was detained by Pc Kenny on suspicion of causing a breach of the peace after calling him 'Fat Boy' during an incident on June 24, 2019 in which police were called to disperse a crowd in Ashton-under-Lyne town centre.
Theaker was subsequently 'de-arrested'' and allowed home but began make a series of complaints claiming Pc Kenny had 'taken it upon himself to confront him' and filed a claim for compensation alleging wrongful arrest.
Theaker sent messages to Pc Kenny's work email address saying 'I can confirm a conduct complaint has been made against you' and then posted offensive messages about interview the officer gave to the media about his childhood sex abuse ordeal.
Pc Kenny told the hearing: '''I feel sick and upset by what he said. We went through great pain with me and my family and close friends and this was like someone had stuck a knife in and twisted it.
''As a police officer, an element of resilience is expected of us but we are still human beings. It took a lot for me to waive my anonymity and the decision to abuse that should not have been Mr Theaker's.''
He added: "There was an official complaint made against me by Mr Theaker however, it was negated as there was no case.
"He then sought compensation which was refused and I received a number of emails one including an attachment from a newspaper report about me and made his comment 'Get over it and stop being a drama queen and move on'.
"I got emotional and there was a particularly harrowing email in which he suggested I could have prevented harm to others. I had suffered and the reason for waiving anonymity was caused by some lads taking their own lives.
''I find Mr Theaker's emails to be completely abhorrent and sick. It made me feel upset and angry about how he would utilise historic sex abuse to make a complaint. I knew I would receive positive and negative responses to the articles online. Working with sex victims makes me look after them a whole lot better and I believe I will make the world a better place. ''
The officer told Theaker: ''It took a great deal of soul searching with family and friends for me to waive my anonymity. You referenced my past and said when I was a 13-year-old child, I could have prevented harm to other children.”
Convicted benefit fraudster Theaker denied wrongdoing and told the hearing: ''The purpose of my emails was to give my comments like you would have with a Google review or hotel feedback online. I did not think I was causing any harm.
"He broadcasted this to the world on social media and it invites people to make comments.
''When someone puts something on social media, he cannot pick and choose the good and bad comments. Saying 'Get on with it and stop being a drama queen and move on' was a valid thing to say. I thought it was my prerogative to make those comments.''
Theaker was also ordered to pay £860 in costs and surcharges.
