Woman behind false paedophile claims appears back in court

Toni Parady was previously locked up for 12 months in March 2022 after becoming ‘enraged’ with a neighbour during a feud.

The now-38-year-old engaged in a ‘campaign of harassment’ against the victim, placing signs in his garden wrongly labelling him a pervert and throwing eggs at his house.

Having been released from prison, she has now appeared back before the courts after reoffending in an unrelated manner.

Parady appeared before Liverpool Magistrates’ Court recently to be sentenced, having been convicted of a communications offence.

The court heard how Parady, of Birchwood, sent a TikTok post in Liverpool on March 8 last year that was ‘grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character’.

Parady, of Heather Close, was sentenced to a 12-month community order, including 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

She was also told she must pay a fine of £108 and costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £300.

A restraining order was applied for by the Crown Prosecution Service, however magistrates deemed it ‘not proportionate or necessary’ as the ‘isolated incident’ was committed a year ago.

Among Parady’s previous convictions is her 2022 jailing for stalking involving fear of violence in Warrington.

Toni Parady was sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates' Court

She and her then-boyfriend posted incorrect accusations about the victim on social media and told him that they would ‘never stop’.

The ‘campaign of harassment’ took place over the best part of six months, when they developed an assessment about him being a pervert and a paedophile – accusations which were completely false.

Police intervened and warned the pair about their behaviour, but the campaign continued a day letter with egg throwing and threats to put up more signs near his home.

The pair also got children to knock on his front door, call him a paedophile and throw eggs at his home.

The pair told everyone in the street that he was a paedophile and posted the accusations on social media.

The victim’s mental and physical health deteriorated as he felt unsafe going out to collect medication, and he stopped living at home for four months out of fear, instead living in poor-standard temporary accommodation and later putting his house up for sale.

Her defence barrister said that his client accepted that she acted inappropriately and wanted to express through him her genuine remorse.

Before sentencing, recorder Phil Barnes said that the pair conducted a ‘campaign of victimisation and revenge’ – something he ‘did not deserve’.

“You took the law into your own hands and ruined the life of an innocent man,” he added.