foto idiot faces jail for assaulting Heather update

From The Times
July 12, 2007
Photographer faces jail for assaulting Heather Mills
David Brown

The estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney said last night that she hoped the paparazzi would leave her alone after a photographer was told that he could be jailed for assaulting her.
Heather Mills had told Brighton Magistrates Court that she had taken on the presspack on behalf of other celebrities who were being harassed by the constant presence of the media.

Jay Kaycappa, a freelance photographer, was found guilty yesterday of assaulting Ms Mills by grabbing her right shoulder to turn her around so that he could get a better picture. He was also found guilty of assaulting Mark Payne who had blocked him from getting a photograph of Ms Mills the next day.
Ms Mills, 39, had told the magistrates: “I don’t have to spend my time doing this. Jay Kaycappa has assaulted a lot of people and upset people and I’m going out on a limb.”
Phil Hall, her spokesman, said: “Heather is delighted that justice has been done and hopes that the photographers who pursue her on a daily basis will now leave her and her daughter alone.”
Sentencing of Kaykappa. 31, from Fareham, Hampshire — who has 132 previous convictions for dishonesty offences — was adjourned to August 16 for reports. He was warned that sentencing options included custody.