A witness in a court building was targeted by a man who recorded himself shouting "nonce" and "grass" at him.
Michael Nicholas shouted intimidating abuse at the victim, who was in a witness care room at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court. He used his mobile phone to record what he did, which is forbidden in court buildings, while peering in through a window pane in the internal door of the room the witness was in.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the footage he made inside the court, in South Shields, was damning evidence against himself. Prosecutor Shada Mellor told the court: "He was stood with his phone, peering through the window, recording the complainant and shouting phrases such as nonce and grass. He was also waving his arms angrily."
