Irish comedian Graham Linehan's conviction tossed
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Complicated. What I can gather is:
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Cis-identified Graham Linehan and Trans-identified Sophia Brooks had an altercation in Oct 2024, possibly (it's unclear) tossing Brooks' phone
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UK police were pleased to arrest Linehan, #BelieveAllWomen
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but Brooks changed her story too many times to keep Linehan's conviction on
Of Sophia Brooks, [earlier Judge] Clarke said the activist was not "entirely truthful" and not "as alarmed or distressed" following the interaction with Linehan.
In the new ruling from [latest Judge] Tipples, she said that Brooks had initially reported harassment but not phone damage. "It is not until the 7th of November 2024 that the complainant takes her phone to the Apple store for an assessment of damage that Mr. Linehan 'may have caused,'" referencing a police report.
[Linehan] had made comments on social media that were offensive to Brooks, but Clarke said that while they were "deeply unpleasant, insulting and even unnecessary," they were not "oppressive or unacceptable beyond merely unattractive, annoying or irritating," and did not "cross the boundary from the regrettable to the unacceptable." Those comments included calling Brooks a "domestic terrorist," a "groomer," and an "incel."
Linehan said..."We are sick of two-tier policing and I hope with today's verdict it will end."
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