A domestic abuser plagued his ex-partner by ordering takeaway meals to her house for days and falsely claimed to her bosses she may have been taking drugs.
Fife man Andrew Reilly, 39, spent more than a fortnight harassing the woman earlier this year.
He bombarded her with texts and phone calls.
Police reported there were “probably over 100” instances of communication and other abusive incidents directed against the woman.
Fake drugs tip
Procurator fiscal depute Jennifer Bairner told Dunfermline Sheriff Court the woman started receiving “numerous takeaways from establishments in the local area”.
Ms Bairner said: “The accused has displayed similar conduct in the past in the relationship and she suspected he was responsible.”
Reilly, of Kirkburn Drive in Cardenden, also sent an email to the woman’s employer – a care home – containing a false allegation about her.
The email, later linked to the accused, claimed they had concerns for a woman who was caring for their grandmother.
It said: “I’m sure I heard her sniffing the other day in the toilet.
“Now, the girl is polite and nice but just zips in and falls about all over the house… she must have drug addictions.
“It’s clear to the eye something has to be done or I will go above this to the Care Inspectorate.”
The care home manager suspected it was a hoax due to the way it was written and because it was not referring to any particular service user.
The fiscal depute said the takeaway meals continued to arrive over a number of days.
The woman had to explain to delivery drivers Reilly was responsible and this was his way of trying to control her life, by being constantly reminded of him.
Threatening ‘I will get you’ call
The court heard the woman had attempted to block Reilly but he kept trying to contact her, including borrowing a friend’s phone to make a number of calls.
In one, he told her she was a “dirty little ba***rd” and, shortly afterwards, she received a Chinese takeaway.
A withheld number was used to make a call, during which Reilly stayed silent except for heavy breathing down the line for about seven seconds.
This was followed by five more calls that night and several more calls the next day, which she did not answer.
Police attended her home on April 14 and the woman received three more phone calls from a private number while they were there.
On one occasion, an officer answered and the line went dead.
Reilly called her again and made a particularly offensive comment about a sensitive matter, heard by officers.
The court heard nine calls were made that day before 6am and a further 23 were made between 6.30 and 11am.
Several text messages of an offensive and sexual nature were also sent to the woman.
One read: “Answer or I promise I will get you at 10:30. Ba***rd.”
Refuses to take blame
Reilly pled guilty to engaging in a course of abusive behaviour, which involved excessive contact by phone and text, making threats by phone, and staying silent except for heavy breathing down the line, between March 28 and April 14 this year.
However, the court also heard it appeared from a social work report Reilly did not believe he needed to participate in the Caledonian programme, which aims to address domestic abusive offending.
Sheriff David Hall said: “It’s the classic domestic abuser situation.
“He is removing blame from himself and blaming the behaviour on his victim.
“You look at his record and he’s been involved in domestic abuse offences for some 12 years.”
The sheriff called for a supplementary report to ascertain if he will undertake the programme and sentencing was further deferred until August 3.
A three-year non harassment order was also made to stop Reilly from contacting his victim.
Sheriff Hall warned Reilly if he breached this he would be sent to prison.
