MEP Kathleen Funchion's ex-partner jailed under Coco’s Law

it easy as to why men, “some” men would fo this. They’re scumbags. Nobody is denying this

agreed

To be honest, from what I gather from news reports, it seemed like this was going on a while, that she attempted to walk away from him a few times but various threats to hurt her professionally and personally, to alienate her friends and colleagues unless she did what he told her to…

I don't know what most people think of that, but I'd imagine that if someone was doing that for a long time, and he was, then that someone is a piece of sh!t. I don't see a problem with a fella like this doing time either if it's warranted. He's clearly little more than a nasty bully, and saw someone he could take his paranoia and nastiness out on, and did. Threatening to release material on her if she didn't what he wanted, wanting lie detector tests. He's clearly a psycho.

Personally though, because it was non-violent, I'd have preferred a 10 year suspended sentence so he very much behaves for the next decade, use the jail cell for a scumbag who physically assaults. Use the threat of jail to make him behave for a long time.

As for Ms Funchion, well I've never lived my life under the boot of someone threatening to destroy my relationships with my family, work colleagues and friends, who insisted I take a lie detector test to ease their paranoia, and in doing all that threatened my own sanity and ability to care for my children based on their own nastiness.

I simply don't know what that's like so I can't judge her on not coming forward sooner, but I know damn well I would struggle to handle someone wanting to destroy my life and thinking they actually could, and mostly the fear being what would happen to the people I care about, particularly my children.

I can imagine for a long time the thinking from her was just to acquiesce to keep the peace so he doesn't hurt her or others she cares about. She was obviously terrified. That's no way to live, or rather no way to live being forced upon you, but fear is a powerful method of control, and quite clearly he did that to her.

Fair play to her for over-coming her fear and standing up for herself in the end.

Something that has got absolutely nothing to do with this thread, but a decision that I still find utterly jaw-dropping.

I would say he shows all the signs of somebody that could escalate into violence. Regardless, constant psychological harm is incredibly damaging to a person and he's very much so at risk of reoffending so some jail time might put him off doing it again.