Man identified by Chelsea indicted by Met police after racist tweets

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Metropolitan Police have charged a man with seven counts of sending an abusive message, relating to Chelsea football matches.

Their statement reads: A man has been charged after a Met Police investigation into racist, anti-Semitic and hateful tweets posted in late 2020, which were identified by Chelsea FC.

Nathan Blagg, 21, of Retford, Nottinghamshire, has been charged with seven counts of sending by a public communications network an offensive / indecent / obscene / threatening message / matter contrary to the Communications Act malicious.

He is due to appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday 8 October.

The investigation is being conducted by the Met’s Central Football Unit, which arrested Blagg in February of this year.

At the time of her arrest, Chelsea announced: We welcome today’s arrest which shows that hate messages shared on social media have consequences.

“We continue to work closely with the police to support their investigations into this important issue.

Inspector Matt Ashmead of the Mets Central Football Unit added: “This action proves that the internet is not a safe haven for trolls who target people with hateful, offensive or racist abuse.

According to a study commissioned by the PFA, more than 40% of players received abusive messages on Twitter during the 2020-21 season.

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