A Norwich teenager linked to a far-right group has seen charges that he harassed two former members dropped.
Kai Stephens, of Fugill Road, was due to stand trial next month accused of the harassment of ex-members of Patriotic Alternative (PA) and sending offensive messages including homophobic abuse.
Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told charges of abusive and homophobic insults on the Telegram messaging app - popular with the far-right - had been discontinued.
The Crown Prosecution service is also offering no evidence over two allegations of online harassment.
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Stephens, now aged 20 but who was 18 at the time of the allegations, had denied the offences.
The allegations had included that he sent hate messages to Dionne Moller and Nick Cotton.
Moller, a former police officer who once spoke to a PA conference, has since become a tireless critic of the far-right group, according to anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate.
In 2022, PA members staged a protest outside the Forum in Norwich over a planned event involving a drag queen reading to children.
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