Belfast , Northern Ireland ( CNN ) -- A convicted sex offender won a landmark legal ruling Friday that ordered Facebook to take down a page set up to monitor pedophiles in Northern Ireland . The case was brought in Belfast by a man who had been sentenced to six years in prison for a string of crimes against children more than two decades ago . He claimed he faced being attacked or burned out of his rented accommodation after his photograph and threatening comments were posted on the social networking site . A Belfast High Court judge Friday ruled that some of the contents on the Facebook page -- 'Keeping Our Kids Safe From Predators ' -- amounted to harassment of the man and risked infringing on his human rights . The judge said the man -- who ca n't be identified -- had already been punished for his sex offenses `` in accordance with the rule of law . '' The judge added : `` He has been punished by incarceration and he is subject to substantial daily restrictions on his lifestyle . '' Facebook removed the man 's photograph and corresponding comments , but lawyers for the company argued in court that it was neither necessary nor proportionate to remove a page used by 4,000 people . The sex offender continued to seek the closing of the page and the disclosure of the identity or identities of those who set up and ran it . Facebook was given 72 hours to remove the page , and it was taken down by Friday afternoon . However , a new page with a similar name has since appeared on the site .
Facebook page monitoring sex offenders in N. Ireland posted pedophile 's photo . Score: 7 Page amounted to harassment , judge finds , and Facebook removes page promptly .