A man who subjected Jewish people to “vile anti-semitic abuse” and put up posters around Bolton has been jailed. Farnworth man Robert Taylor, 42, filmed himself approaching a Jewish man at a car boot sale in Tyldesley in May 2021, verbally abusing him with anti-semitic comments. A few months later he shared a propaganda video featuring a proscribed organisation on social media and over the following months put anti-semitic posters up around Bolton before his arrest.
Detective Superintendent Ben Cottam, Head of Investigations for Counter Terrorism Policing North West, said: “Robert Taylor’s actions over the time leading up to his arrest are nothing short of sickening. “He subjected innocent people to vile anti-semitic abuse, including a family with two young children who were enjoying a day out. The case was heard at Manchester Crown Court (Image: Newsquest) “Not content with abusing people in person, he attempted to spread his ignorant views wider by putting up posters, handing out leaflets and scrawling graffiti on walls in public places.
“Taylor would then brag about his exploits on social media and use it as a platform to share more anti-semitic, racist, homophobic, and transphobic content. “On one occasion he even shared a propaganda video for a proscribed organisation on social media and was later found to have sent a similar video to somebody directly.” Taylor also graffitied existing posters with anti-semitic rhetoric, stuck white supremacy stickers t.