Sheriff Gerard Bonnar considered that there was a significant sexual element to the offences.
Michael Curling, 48, hounded a total of six victims he met on the online selling site between July 2014 and 2017 from his then-home in Thornliebank.He asked her for a date but was told to leave her alone.Fiscal Lauren Donnelly told Glasgow Sheriff Court:"He told her that he would come round with a chainsaw and that she was dead."
Miss Donnelly said:"He sent continuous messages to the woman asking to go to her home for tea or coffee.The woman refused and told Curling that she had a boyfriend.The woman was"alarmed" by Curling's behaviour which continued.Curling later claimed he"gets angry when drinking."However, Curling sent further threats including that"boys would do her" and the matter was reported to the police.
A 26-year-old woman was also asked out on a date by Curling and when told to desist he sent threatening messages.Curling, now of Darnley, Glasgow, was not arrested until 2020.
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