Teenager sentenced to 6 weeks in jail after racially abusing English player during Euro

A teen was sentenced to 6 weeks in jail in Worcester, England on Wednesday for racially abusing England soccer participant Marcus Rashford on social media final yr after the European Championship remaining.

Justin Lee Worth, who is nineteen, focused Rashford with abuse on Twitter after the Manchester United participant missed a penalty within the shootout gained by Italy at Wembley Stadium in July.

Worth beforehand admitted to at least one depend of sending a grossly offensive message by public communication community at a listening to at Worcester Magistrates’ Courtroom on March 17.

Worth initially tried to keep away from detection by altering his Twitter username after the put up was reported, British prosecutors mentioned. He then denied the offence in his first police interview following his arrest, however later admitted to posting the tweet when he was questioned by officers a second time.

He was sentenced at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Courtroom in Worcester.

“Worth focused a footballer based mostly on the color of his pores and skin and his motion was clearly racist and a hate crime,” mentioned Mark Johnson of the Crown Prosecution Service. “Those that racially abuse footballers wreck the sport for all. I hope this case sends out the message that we’ll not tolerate racism and offenders will likely be prosecuted to the complete extent of the regulation.”