Matt Pearce

Matt Pearce, 32, was convicted of 15 charges comprising two of criminal intimidation, 12 of loitering causing concern and one of making a false report, the South China Morning Post said.

Magistrate William Lam Kiu-po said Pearce had launched a ”calculated, premeditated, nasty and persistent” campaign to destroy the reputation of teacher Jennifer Hollier, who he accused of having affairs with two men.

Pearce, who had been given a 21-day suspended sentence in April after causing traffic chaos during a protest in Hong Kong’s central business district, staged a dozen protests outside the Chinese International School where Hollier worked.

In a campaign lasting nearly five months Pearce, dressed in Spiderman and Santa Claus outfits, displayed placards and gave out condoms and leaflets saying “Group sex is wrong” and “Casual sex is morally wrong.”

Lam said: “The case leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. The defendant was being calculated, premeditated, nasty and persistent and aimed to intimidate and engineer to destroy the image and reputation of Jennifer Hollier. And he succeeded because she has resigned from the school.”

Hollier said she ended a platonic friendship because of his "unpredictable, unstable and volatile behaviour".

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