A paralegal charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice through social-media posts declined to enter a plea during a sitting of the Supreme Court.

Eron Hill, 28, from Warwick, remained silent as nine charges were put to him yesterday, during the court’s monthly arraignments session.

Jerome Lynch, KC, who represents Mr Hill in the matter, said that in circumstances where a defendant elects to remain mute, the court takes the silence as a plea of not guilty.

Mr Hill has been charged with three counts of attempting to pervert the course of public justice through social media posts made between October 29 and November 30 last year.

He was also charged with six offences under the Electronic Communications Act, including that he made “grossly offensive” posts on social media about police officers and that he caused one officer’s phone number to repeatedly ring to harass him.

Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe adjourned the matter until December, extending Mr Hill’s bail until then.

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