Graham Linehan cleared of harassing trans activist

Evening Standard

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a trans activist but convicted of damaging her mobile phone.The TV comedy writer, 57, faced charges of criminal damage and harassment after a fracas with Sophia Brooks outside a women’s rights conference last October.

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00:00I am very pleased by today's verdict the judge found me and the women who gave evidence on my

00:11behalf to be credible honest witnesses and said that my actions were not criminal and did not

00:16constitute harassment. The judge commented that the complainant a well-known trans activist was

00:22not truthful. There are a group of dangerous men who are determined to bully women and girls and

00:29to misuse in courts and police in furtherance of a misogynistic agenda. I am proud to have stood up

00:35to them and I will continue to do so. I am grateful to the Free Speech Union for their unwavering support

00:41and for helping to ensure that those who speak out against these dangerous activists are protected.

00:47If you want to join me in thanking the Free Speech Union please join them.

00:52Are we going to work just on the impact of the drivers and the leaders of the country?

00:56You know, it's what they do, it's what trans activists do. We have a phrase,

01:00the punishment is the process. And they like to put people through these kinds of experiences

01:06to make them frightened about standing up to them. But I am hoping that with this judgement,

01:12you know, people in the future will be subject to that kind of, to those kind of tactics.

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