Reply #85: Penticton man pleads guilty to hanging libellous posters

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A Penticton man charged with the unusual offence of Criminal Libel has admitted to his crimes.

Police began investigating last December, after posters targeting a Penticton City Councilor and a local businessman were put up in several public places.

One of the victims was falsely accused of having links to the Nazi party. The other was wrongly accused of being a child rapist.

The suspect was caught on surveillance tape, and in August, 48-year-old Peter Guttormsson was charged with two counts of Defamatory Libel.

Guttormsson has pleaded guilty and returns to court in January for sentencing. The maximum penalty is two years imprisonment.

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Penticton+pleads+guilty+hanging+libellous+posters/3868322/story.html#ixzz18meJ1SjX

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