Preesall man sentenced at Burnley Crown Court after threatening to rape woman on social media

A Preesall man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for threatening to rape a woman on social media.

Daniel Ainsworth, 25, of Hampson Gove, Preesall, was sentenced at Burnley Crown Court on October 14 after pleading guilty to a single charge of harassment at Lancaster Magistrates Court on July 27.

Ainsworth admitted sending a message via social media in which he threatened to rape a woman, which also breached a restraining order.

The offence was the third breach of a restraining order imposed in June last year barring him from making any contact with his victim.

Along with the 32-month prison sentence, the judge also made the restraining order indefinite.