Widnes man faces charges of malicious communications
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A man from Widnes has been summoned to court to face charges of malicious communications.
Following an investigation by Cheshire Police, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised for Joseph Barton to be charged with two counts of malicious communications.
The charges relate to reports of alleged malicious communications online between Wednesday 3 January and Wednesday 20 March, involving two victims.
The 41-year-old, of Fox Banks Close, Widnes, will appear at Magistrates Court at a later date.