Former Stone Roses manager Gareth Evans, has been found guilty of harassing his neighbours in north Wales despite having an order against him designed to protect them.
The 76-year-old took photos on an iPas of his neighbours' possessions, opened their bins and used a hose on their property, a court heard.
Evans, of Trearddur Bay in north Wales, had been given a community protection notice in 2021 which was designed to protect neighbours Joaquin and Bella Plana-Oliveira.
North Wales Live reported that Caernarfon Magistrates was told that Evans had breached the conditions of that order four times.
Evans was cleared of one breach allegation and his barrister accused Mrs Plana-Oliveira of taking a "high" number of videos and photos of Evans, and of actually harassing him.
The bench ruled that Mrs Plana-Oliveira's evidence was more "credible and consistent".
The case was adjourned for a probation report to be prepared before a sentencing hearing later this month.
A community protection notice had been served on Evans in October 2021, the court was told, which prohibited him from causing anti-social behaviour.
One of the conditions was that he "must not engage in conduct capable of causing nuisance, annoyance, alarm or distress to any person staying or residing" in a flat at a Trearddur Bay address.
The court was told that Evans committed multiple breaches of that order between December 27, 2021 and January 28, this year.
The complainant Bella Plana-Oliveira described a number of incidents, including one time when she saw Evans open their bin at 4.45am.
She also claimed in court that Evans had sprayed their front door with water from a hosepipe, and point his iPad at their boat, hot tub and picnic table as if he were taking photos of them.
Speaking in court, Mrs Plana-Oliveira said: "I also look after my Dad. I sometimes work till 7pm. I come home to a place where I should be relaxed and switch off and that's not possible. It would be such an idyllic spot where we live if we did not have to put up with this. It's just crazy.
"It's like living on eggshells. I'm concerned about my husband."
Mr Plana-Oliveira said Evans had shone headlights into his home and revved his Toyota car engine.
Prosecutor Ceri Nash said that the "catalogue of incidents" amounted to the harassment of Mrs Plana-Oliveira.
Ms Nash said: "They may seem minor or trivial to the impartial onlooker but day to day they caused annoyance and distress to the complainant. It was a snowball effect."
Magistrates chairman Elfed ap Gomer found Evans guilty of harassment and four breaches of the community protection order.
He told Evans: "We find the incidents put together are oppressive and do sustain criminal liability. Therefore we find you guilty.
"Mrs Plana-Oliveira's evidence was credible, clear and consistent. Evans's evidence was not coherent or consistent. He ought to have known his conduct amounted to harassment."
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