Father Ted creator arrives at court for trial of alleged harassment of trans activist
Graham Linehan has said he 'has lost a great deal but will not waver in my resolve'
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning where he faces trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks.
Before going into court, the 57-year-old comedy writer posed with a sign which said on one side “There’s no such thing as a ‘transgender child’”, and on the other it said “Keep men out of women’s sports”.
He has denied one count of harassing the activist on social media and a further charge of damaging her mobile phone in October.
Graham Linehan wore a sandwich board-style sign as he arrived at court
According to court documents, he is charged with harassing the alleged victim by posting abusive comments about her on social media between October 11 and October 27, and damaging her phone to the value of £369 on the day of the conference.
In May, following a hearing in the case, Linehan said he has “lost a great deal” but “will not waver in my resolve”.
The Bafta-winning writer, who also came up with TV sitcoms The IT Crowd and Black Books, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Monday on suspicion of inciting violence in three posts he had made on X about trans issues.