Ex-wife used sarcasm, insults to stop online harassment, trial hears
VANCOUVER — A woman who says her ex-husband harassed her online for years told a B.C. Supreme Court jury she resorted to insults and sarcasm as a defence against his attacks.
Patrick Fox faces two charges, including criminal harassment, over online communications and publications aimed at his ex-wife Desiree Capuano.
The court has heard the alleged harassment consisted of caustic emails spanning years and a website that shared Capuano’s personal information, including her address and personal photos. The website also referred to Capuano as a white supremacist, child abuser and drug addict, the trial heard.
Under cross-examination on Wednesday, Capuano said one of the ways she addressed the harassment was by “giving it back” with insults or sarcasm in her replies to Fox’s emails.