A MAN who threatened to post a film on social media of his former partner performing a sex act on herself has been ordered to pay her £250 in compensation.

Thirty nine year old Wayne Guy from Denholm was also fined £250 for making the threat which was intended to cause her fear, alarm and distress.

Jedburgh Sheriff Court was told the couple split up last April but in July she received a message from Guy saying he was going to post an intimate video of her on Facebook.

Procurator fiscal Graham Fraser said he was upset about a Facebook comment she had made about him owing her money.

He added that Guy sent her a video through a private message showing her performing a sex act on herself and then threatened to share it on Facebook.

Mr Fraser said: "He wanted to scare her and to get her to take the post down about him. "He was not aware it was an offence."

Defence lawyer Mat Patrick said the full time driver had no intention of posting the video but "she was pushing his buttons" and he made the threat.

He added: "She was spreading rumours about him that were not true."

Mr Patrick said the offence happened in July but was not reported to the police until November.

Guy of Croftfield, Denholm, was also given a two year non-harassment order preventing him from contacting his former partner.