A solicitor was branded 'disgraceful' in a malicious online review and had her LinkedIn profile doctored by an ex-boyfriend who made her life a 'living hell' when she dumped him, a court heard.
Sara Gilak said Richard Ponniah tried to 'emotionally and professionally' break her during an unrelenting seven-week campaign of abuse.
A court heard the 46-year-old tried to smear Ms Gilak's reputation by writing a fake negative review about her conduct on her employers' Trustpilot page which led to Ms Gilak being suspended and her career placed in jeopardy.
Prosecutor Tom Wright said Ponniah also changed the family law specialist's LinkedIn profile photo to one of her making an 'offensive and rude' gesture and edited her page to state 'I pride myself on putting men down.'
The business development manager launched the harassment campaign in April last year after Ms Gilak ended the relationship after discovering Ponniah was using dating apps.
