Man accused of stalking woman and threatening to ‘post pictures of her on Facebook’

A man is to stand trial accused of stalking a woman by following her around Dundee in his car – before threatening to post “personal pictures and videos of her on Facebook”.

Scott Ritchie is alleged to have tailed the woman around the city in September last year.

He is accused of “engaging in a course of conduct that caused her fear or alarm” by repeatedly following her while she was in her car and he was within his.

Prosecutors say Ritchie drove in close proximity to her car, repeatedly stared at her and sounded his horn, pointed at her and shouted at her.

He is further alleged to have persistently sent her threatening and abusive text messages and threatened to disclose “personal pictures and videos” of her on Facebook.

Ritchie, 27, of Glenconner Drive, Dundee, pleaded not guilty to the stalking charge on summary complaint at Dundee Sheriff Court.

A trial date was set in February.