"Graham Linehan, the once successful British television writer and producer who has become an outspoken transphobe, was recently convicted of criminal damage for throwing a transgender 17-year-old's phone during a confrontation in October 2024. The court said the victim's trans identity didn't play a significant role in the crime, clearing Linehan of potential hate crime enhancements to his conviction."
"Linehan must now pay a fine of £500 ($660), court costs of £650 ($858), and a statutory surcharge of £200 ($264). However, the U.K. court that convicted him found the 57-year-old TV writer not guilty of criminal harassment for making social media posts about the confrontation after it occurred."
"Linehan admitted in court that he grabbed the phone of a then-17-year-old transgender teen named Sophia Brooks during a street confrontation outside the Battle of Ideas conference in Westminster, London in October 2024. Linehan's defense witness - Katherine Harris, co-founder of the transphobic organization LGB Alliance UK - said that Brooks stood up in the conference audience during a panel discussion and snapped pics and video of Linehan and the other speakers using her phone."
Graham Linehan admitted grabbing the phone of a then-17-year-old transgender teen, Sophia Brooks, during a street confrontation outside a London conference in October 2024 and was convicted of criminal damage. The court determined the victim's trans identity did not significantly influence the incident and therefore did not apply hate crime enhancements. Linehan received a £500 fine, £650 in court costs, and a £200 statutory surcharge. The court acquitted him of criminal harassment related to subsequent social media posts. A defense witness from LGB Alliance UK described Brooks' behavior in the audience as intrusive and aggressive.
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