Man slapped with fine after sending fake comments to try to close gay nightclub

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A 47-year-old man has been fined and handed a conditional discharge lasting 12 months after pleading guilty to making fake comments in a bid to force the closure of Heaven Nightclub, a prominent LGBT+ venue in central London.Aldo d'Aponte, who lives on Craven Street in Westminster, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on April 16, where he admitted knowingly or recklessly making false statements during a licensing review for the club.According to the Metropolitan Police, Mr d'Aponte submitted emails to Westminster Council using the identities of other individuals without their knowledge.The court also ordered him to pay £85 towards costs and a £26 victim surcharge.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Jeremy Joseph, who owns the venue, said: "It is not just about what this person did.

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It's about the bigger picture of the fact that the integrity of licensing hearings is now at risk."Heaven, which first welcomed clubbers near Charing Cross in 1979, was forced to shut temporarily in...

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