British Columbia

B.C. man convicted of criminally harassing ex-wife on revenge website denied bail

A provincial court judge has denied bail to a British Columbia man who is accused of breaching a probation order after he was convicted of criminally harassing his ex-wife through a revenge website.

Patrick Fox was sentenced in November 2017 to nearly four years in prison

Patrick Fox was sentenced in November 2017 to nearly four years in prison and three years' probation for criminal harassment and illegal possession of a firearm. (CBC)

A provincial court judge has denied bail to a British Columbia man who is accused of breaching a probation order after he was convicted of criminally harassing his ex-wife through a revenge website.

The provincial prosecution service says Patrick Fox is charged with failing to report as directed to a probation officer, leaving B.C. without permission from his probation officer and attending within 100 metres of the United States border.

Fox was sentenced in November 2017 to nearly four years in prison and three years' probation for illegally possessing a firearm and criminal harassment.

Fox's trial in B.C. Supreme Court heard he mounted an online harassment campaign against his ex-wife who lives in the U.S.

The trial heard Fox sent her hundreds of threatening emails and set up a website that falsely maligned her as a white supremacist, drug addict and child abuser and also posted personal information about her family, friends and colleagues.

The RCMP has said it arrested Fox on April 4 in Burnaby, B.C.