"At this point Mr Linehan could've explained why he had called her a domestic terrorist, if indeed he had an explanation, or even ignored her rather he responded in a way which is indicative of his extreme personal animosity towards her. He said go away groomer', go away you disgusting incel'. He called her a sissy porn-watching scumbag' He deliberately whacked the phone out of Ms Brooks's hand."
"Linehan denies one count of harassing the activist on social media between 11 and 27 October last year and a further charge of criminal damage of her mobile phone on 19 October last year. Linehan engaged in a relentless campaign on social media against Brooks, the court heard. Faure Walker said: These posts were not merely irritating or annoying but rather oppressive and unacceptable, thereby crossing the threshold into harassment."
Graham Linehan is accused of posting abusive and vindictive material about 18-year-old transgender activist Sophia Brooks on social media between 11 and 27 October. The allegations include approaching Brooks at a Battle of Ideas conference on 19 October, recording her, calling her a groomer and asking how many she had groomed. A subsequent confrontation outside the venue allegedly involved verbal abuse and Linehan deliberately knocking a phone from Brooks's hand. Prosecutors describe the social media posts as oppressive and unacceptable, not provoked by Brooks, and say the posts crossed the threshold into harassment. Linehan denies the harassment and criminal damage charges.
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