Erin Molan reveals how she was targeted by a vile Facebook troll who said he hoped her unborn baby would die - before the Footy Show star helped police catch the online abuser
- Channel Nine presenter Erin Molan helped convict a troll for his online threats
- Molan was 33 weeks pregnant when the man wished her a stillborn on Facebook
- The 36-year-old blocked the user but he made several profiles to message her
- She reported the threats to Facebook who said they weren't 'offensive' enough
Channel Nine star Erin Molan has helped convict a troll who sent her disgusting online threats about her unborn baby daughter.
Molan, 36, was 33 weeks pregnant when she reported the man's string of violent Facebook messages, including one hoping she would give birth to a stillborn baby.
'I wish u a f** still born I use u a f** still born I wish u a f** still born AND U DIE IN THE PROCESS ... hip hip hooray hip hip HOORAY,' one of the threats said.
'I am used to copping nasty comments, I am not a snowflake,' Molan told the Sunday Telegraph.
'But when it gets to the stage when I felt unsafe and I was heavily pregnant, and someone is threatening my life and the life of my child, it's too much.'
Erin Molan (pictured) was the host of the The Footy Show when she was bombarded with violent threats
A Facebook troll had sent her a string of offensive messages, including one wishing she would give birth to a stillborn when she was pregnant with her daughter
She had blocked the user several times after he made multiple profiles to bombard her with messages
Ms Molan was initially abused online for being the host of the NRL Footy Show, before receiving frightening messages about her unborn daughter.
'Get the f** off the footy show you fake f** slag...guarantee you are killing the show...maybe go do the weather report on channel 2 wheir ya belong yiu f** rag,' one message read.
'... pls i mean pretty please have a still born birth ...im praying u do,' another read.
The harasser also told Molan he would hunt her down and kill her.
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She had blocked the user several times after he made multiple profiles to bombard her with messages.
Molan reported the messages to Chatswood Police after she felt the threats risked the safety of her and her child .
She had also reported the threats to Facebook but received a slack response from the platform saying the messages weren't 'abusive or offensive' enough to be taken down.
Facebook eventually deleted two accounts linked to the man.
The troll was convicted, fined $1,000 and given an eight-month suspended sentence for the threats
Facebook Policy Communications Manager for Australia and New Zealand Ben McConaghy said the platform is meant to be a space 'where people feel safe to express themselves'.
'Our bullying and harassment policies are clear; we don't allow this type of vile content on Facebook and we'll remove it as soon as it's reported to us,' he said.
The troll was convicted, fined $1,000 and given an eight-month suspended sentence.
He was initially arrested after failing to appear in court.
Molan gave birth to her daughter Eliza Ogilvy in 2018.
She had also reported the threats to Facebook but received a slack response from the platform saying the messages weren't 'abusive or offensive' enough to be taken down
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