Owenson appeared in the dock at Aberdeen Sheriff Court representing himself over the matter and pled not guilty to a charge of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner, aggravated by prejudice relating to sexual orientation.
He told Sheriff Peter Grant-Hutchison: “I don’t know why I’m here. All I did was write an email to someone asking a question.”
Evidence of the case against Owenson, of Lingbank Terrace, Peterhead, was disclosed to him by fiscal depute Alison Reid and the sheriff fixed a further pre-trial hearing for November.
Pensioner in dock over alleged homophobic emails to Grampian Pride organiser