A former bodybuilder has blamed anabolic steroids for the stalking and harrassment of his ex-girlfriend. His ex-girlfriend file a harrassment “protection order” against Conor McMahon. McMahon subsequently sent her numerous “abusive phone calls and text messages” and even broke into her apartment (“Bodybuilder says steroids made him abuse ex-lover,” October 22).
Defence lawyer said that when McMahon’s relationship began to deteriorate he started going to the gym more often and developed an interest in bodybuilding. He took steroids for a while, and this had an adverse affect on him.
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McMahon, who has no previous convictions, acknowledged that he behaved badly, but said the break-up of his relationship was “fairly messy” and being on steroids did not help his situation.
McMahon’s defense attorney told the judge that his client has given up bodybuilding and stopped taking anabolic steroids; thus, he is “back on track.”
Conor McMahon pleaded guilty to “contravening a protection order.” Judge Patrick McMahon may have been swayed by the “dumbbell defense“; he offered the defendant probation if he donated €300 to charity.
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Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.
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