Celtic football star Anthony Stokes will stand trial for ‘stalking ex-girlfriend by bombarding her with foul-mouthed messages despite restraining order’
- Anthony Stokes will stand trial for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend Eilidh Scott
- Former Celtic footballer is alleged to have repeatedly sent her emails and texts
- He is also accused of making phone calls and sending messages to her parents
Former Celtic football star Anthony Stokes will stand trial for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend.
The 32-year-old striker is alleged to have repeatedly sent Eilidh Scott emails and text messages in which he swore and uttered offensive remarks.
He is also accused of making telephone calls and sending messages to her parents George and Rachel Scott, making offensive and inappropriate remarks about their daughter.
Former Celtic football star Anthony Stokes (above), 32, will stand trial for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend Eilidh Scott
The 32-year-old striker is alleged to have repeatedly sent Eilidh Scott (above) emails and text messages in which he swore and uttered offensive remarks
Stokes, who has a two-year-old son with Miss Scott, is alleged to have breached orders not to contact Miss Scott or her mother between November and December last year.
Prosecutors also claim that he breached a ruling keeping him from Miss Scott for four years by sending her an email message in March this year.
The charges also state that he allegedly broke bail conditions and the terms of a non-harassment order which he was handed last September.
Stokes, from Glasgow, was not present when his case called at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
Prosecutors also claim that he breached a ruling keeping him from Miss Scott for four years by sending her an email message in March this year
Stokes, who has a two-year-old son with Miss Scott, is alleged to have breached orders not to contact Miss Scott (left and right) or her mother between November and December last year
He denies all of the charges against him and a trial is set to take place next month.
He is banned from contacting Miss Scott or her parents as part of his bail conditions. He is also banned from entering two streets in Shotts, Lanarkshire, where they live.
The professional footballer, who started his senior career at Arsenal, was an Irish international who played at the under-21, team B and Republic of Ireland national football team.
Stokes played for the Republic of Ireland in nine full internationals in the seven years between 2007 and 2014.
He signed for Sunderland in a £2million deal but struggled to hold down a place in the first team and moved back to Scottish football when Hibernian signed him in August 2009.
Stokes is accused of making phone calls and sending messages to Eilidh Scott’s parents George and Rachel Scott, making offensive and inappropriate remarks
Stokes is banned from contacting Miss Scott or her parents as part of his bail conditions. He is also banned from entering two streets in Shotts, Lanarkshire, where they live
Stokes won seven trophies in six seasons at Parkhead and netted twice in Hibs’ 3-2 Scottish Cup win over Rangers in 2016.
He joined Iranian team Tractor Sazi FC in 2018 and also signed a deal with Turkish second division side Adana Demirspor.
He signed with Scottish Premiership side Livingston in August, a contract which was initially set to last until the end of the season.
But Stokes quit the club after just three weeks, claiming that he struggled to adapt to training on the team’s artificial pitch.