US EditionGraham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan was fined £500 and found guilty of damaging a trans activist's phone at a London conference but acquitted of harassment over social media posts.
- District Judge Briony Clarke concluded the case on Tuesday at Westminster Magistrates' Court, clearing Graham Linehan of harassment but finding him guilty of criminal damage to a mobile phone.
- Sophia Brooks began filming speakers and later approached Linehan to challenge his remarks, leading to an exchange where Linehan knocked her phone to the ground.
- Between 11 October and 27 October 2024, Linehan was accused of posting repeated, abusive messages about Brooks on X, which he denied during the trial.
- Judge Clarke said `The footage shows that just before phone is taken the defendant is angry and I found that he took the phone because he was angry and fed up` and fined Linehan 500, ordered costs of 650 and refused a restraining order.
- The judge's credibility findings contrast with the guilty verdict on the phone damage and feed into plans for further legal action, as District Judge Briony Clarke found Linehan generally credible and Sarah Vine KC expects an appeal.
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Graham Linehan Cleared on Harassment but Not on Criminal Damage — What the Judge Decided
Credit: The Mega Agency Graham Linehan just walked out of a London courtroom with the most serious allegation against him wiped away, but he’s not walking out clean. The “Father Ted” and “The IT Crowd” co-creator was cleared of harassing a transgender teen activist online. However, the judge found him guilty of criminal damage for knocking her phone to the ground during a confrontation outside a conference. Here is how the case unfolded and wher…
Father Ted Writer Graham Linehan Cleared of Harassing Transgender Activist
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassing a transgender activist on social media but found guilty of criminal damage of their mobile phone outside a conference in London last year. The 57-year-old flew in from Arizona to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in person on Tuesday where judgment was delivered by District Judge Briony Clarke. Linehan denied harassing Sophia Brooks on social media between October 11 and O…
Linehan Acquitted of Harassing Trans Activist
Irish writer Graham Linehan has been cleared of harassment charges after a ruling at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 25th. The co-creator of beloved sitcom Father Ted was found guilty of criminal damage, however, after he snatched a trans activist’s mobile phone when it was pushed in Linehan’s face. District Judge Briony Clarke called Linehan’s social media posts “deeply unpleasant, insulting and even unnecessary,” but ruled …
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