The Met Police said in a statement: “Following a Met Police investigation of racist, anti-Semitic and hateful tweets posted in late 2020 an individual has been charged, who was identified by Chelsea FC.
“Nathan Blagh, 21, of Ritford, Nottinghamshire, has been charged with sending an offensive/indecent/obscene/dangerous message/case by a public communications network contrary to the Malicious Communications Act.”
The Met Police said the charges cover the period from February 5, 2020 to February 3, 2021 and the suspect is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday, October 8.
The statement continued: “The investigation is being led by the Met’s Central Football Unit, which arrested Blagg in February of this year.”
In a tweet at the time of the arrest in February, Chelsea FC wrote: “We welcome today’s arrest which shows that the hateful messages shared on social media have consequences.
“We continue to work closely with the police to support their investigation on this important issue.”
In a joint statement, a group of English governing bodies said the boycott is expected to “emphasize that social media companies should do more to eradicate hate online.”
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