"Woman who posted Holocaust denial songs to YouTube convicted"

theguardian.com

"A woman who wrote and performed antisemitic songs mocking the Holocaust has been found guilty of posting 'grossly offensive' material to YouTube.

Alison Chabloz, 54, was convicted of three charges relating to three of her songs at Westminster magistrates court on Friday. The district judge, John Zani, said he was satisfied the material was grossly offensive and that Chabloz intended to insult Jewish people...

The prosecution was initially brought privately by the charity , then taken over by the CPS.

The chair of the CAA, Gideon Falter, said: 'Alison Chabloz has dedicated herself over the course of years to inciting others to hate Jews, principally by claiming that the Holocaust was a hoax perpetrated by Jews to defraud the world. She is now a convicted criminal. This verdict sends a strong message that in Britain Holocaust denial and antisemitic conspiracy theories will not be tolerated.'...

Adrian Davies, defending, previously told Zani his ruling would be a landmark one, setting a precedent on the exercise of free speech. He had argued his client did not commit an offence, saying: 'It is hard to know what right has been infringed by Miss Chabloz’s singing.'

The singer has defended her work as 'satire', saying many Jewish people found the songs funny. Lyrics included: 'Did the Holocaust ever happen? Was it just a bunch of lies? Seems that some intend to pull the wool over our eyes.'

Chabloz, of Charlesworth, Derbyshire, was convicted of two counts of causing an offensive, indecent or menacing message to be sent over a public communications network."