Graham Linehan arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court wearing a trans flag placard with slogans rejecting transgender children and barring men from women's sports. He was arrested in April on charges of criminal damage and harassment relating to 18-year-old trans teenager Sophia Brooks. The charges allege social media harassment in October 2024 and damage to Brooks' mobile phone, valued at £369, during a London conference that month. Court testimony states Linehan confronted Brooks outside the Battle of Ideas conference, hurled insults, and allegedly struck her phone from her hand. Prosecutors cited a tweet in which Linehan reportedly boasted about grabbing and throwing the phone.
The 57-year-old 'gender-critical' activist arrived outside Westminster Magistrates' Court wearing a trans flag placard featuring the slogan "there's no such thing as a transgender child" on one side, and "keep men out of women's sports" on the other, ahead of a court hearing on Thursday (4 September).
Graham Linehan was arrested in April on criminal damage and harassment charges against 18-year-old trans teenager Sophia Brooks. The Father Ted co-creator is accused of harassing Brooks on social media in October 2024 and damaging her mobile phone, valued at £369, during a London conference in the same month. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in May.
"About 20 minutes later, Mr Linehan crossed the street with his phone recording," Brooks told the court. "He asked me how many kids I had groomed. He then walked into the Battle of Ideas conference." Brooks said the 57-year-old then began hurling insults, calling her a "groomer," "incel", and a "sissy porn watching scumbag." After Brooks allegedly asked why Linehan had called her a "domestic terrorist" on social media, she alleged that he "whacked" her phone out of her hand.
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