Demedeiros gets jail term for harassing phone calls

A Hamilton man convicted after making harassing phone calls to more than 30 women has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars.

Joseph Demedeiros was arrested in 2010 after several women complained they were being sexually harassed over the phone.

The women said they received phone calls from a stranger who knew their names and other personal information.

Demedeiros made the calls while living in a Hamilton halfway house.

He was released from jail in 2008 after serving 12 years for attempted murder.