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Derry Magistrates' Court
A judge at Derry Magistrates' Court has told a man 'you have to understand no means no' as he sentenced him for breaching a non-molestation order.
Gérard Martin Ferguson (32) of Rosskeen Park in Derry admitted one charge of breaching an order on January 24 this year.
The court heard the injured party had secured a non molestation order earlier in January.
On January 24 she received a TikTok video from the defendant, her ex partner, of a song about not giving up.
The court heard that the woman felt 'pestered' as she had made it clear she did not want to continue with the relationship.
When interviewed Ferguson said he wanted to rekindle the relationship but claimed he sent the video before the order was in place and it had been delayed due to the woman blocking him.
Defence solicitor Seamus Quigley said that the couple were now in mediation as there was a child involved.
District Judge Ted Magill said that often breaches of non-molestation orders involve 'all sorts of nastiness' but not in this case.
He imposed a Restraining Order for two years and sentenced Ferguson to one month in prison suspended for 12 months.
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