The latest cases to be heard at Harrogate Magistrates Court between September 20 and September 23

The following were heard at North Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court on September 20:

Mark Joseph Rodman, 61, of Knaresborough Road, Harrogate, received an eight-week jail sentence for a two-month harassment campaign against a named woman. Rodman pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred between May 15 and July 27, during which time he bombarded the Harrogate woman with phone calls and sent her “numerous” unwanted text messages. The jail sentence was imposed because of Rodman’s “flagrant disregard” for court orders and his record of previous offending. He was also slapped with a restraining order banning him from contacting the victim and going to her home or workplace. He was ordered to pay £85 prosecution costs and a £128 surcharge to fund victim services.