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Former Daily Star reporter complains of harassment

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By The Drum Team, Editorial

March 9, 2011 | 2 min read

Richard Peppiatt, a former Daily Star journalist who resigned from the tabloid after claiming it had adopted an anti-muslim stance has himself become the victim of a hate campaign, he alleges in the guardian.

Reports in the guardian suggest that Peppiatt has been in receipt of abusive texts and calls since publicly denouncing the paper for “hatemongering” in a resignation letter circulated on Twitter.

Peppiatt contacted police on Monday after he claimed to have received more than 30 abusive texts, emails and silent calls. He alleges they included warnings such as: "I am going to meet u now, pepps" and "you're nowe a marked man till the day you die – Oh dear". Another said: "we are planning a kiss n' tell on you".

Some personal details divulged in the messages leads Peppiatt to speculate that they may originate from his old newsroom but a spokesperson for Daily Star owner Northern & Shell categorically denied this saying “Every single one of them not only categorically denied it but evinced great surprise that the allegation had been made."

Police are attempting to trace the origin of the derogatory messages.

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