The 35-year-old Anthony Stokes, a former striker for Celtic, Hibs, and numerous other teams, was given a five-month prison sentence for going against court orders and contacting his ex-girlfriend’s parents.
Stokes communicated with the woman and her family repeatedly in defiance of a clear prohibition against doing so, which resulted in his apprehension and subsequent handcuffed court appearance at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Stokes was sentenced to prison and prohibited from seeing his ex-partner for five years as well as her parents for a year after Sheriff Colin Dunipace criticized him for his persistent disobedience of the court’s orders and his behavior against his former partner. Amidst ongoing legal issues in both the Republic of Ireland and Scotland, Stokes had voluntarily returned to Scotland from Dublin last month and reported himself in at Motherwell police station.
According to court documents, Stokes vented his frustrations on social media and emailed his ex-partner a total of 14 emails in which he accused her of adultery and criticized her parenting abilities.
He has significantly reevaluated his behavior as a result of these actions, according to Jim O’Dowd, his defense counsel. O’Dowd emphasized how Stokes’ outlook changed after his stay at HMP Addiewell, where he was subjected to threats against him and seclusion because of his well-known notoriety.
Sheriff Dunipace expressed disappointment at Stokes’ terrible turn in life and the waste of his skills, but the court’s verdict highlights the seriousness of his acts. The sheriff made it apparent that the court had a duty to shield people from harassment and that, given Stokes’ history of noncompliance, it was not appropriate to entrust him with another community order.
Between 2010 and 2016, Anthony Stokes’ time at Celtic was characterized by both career successes and personal scandals. Stokes was a key member of the team after signing from Hibernian and had a strong combination with Gary Hooper under Neil Lennon.
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