A trans activist Graham Linehan believes could be responsible for his arrest is a disgraced police officer, it was revealed today.
Lynsay Watson, 58, was sacked for gross misconduct by Leicestershire Constabulary in October 2023 after trolling another free speech campaigner online, branding him a woman beater and a Nazi.
Watson has also been behind a large number of legal challenges related to gender and trans rights, including against three police forces, British Transport Police Federation and the Ministry of Defence.
Linehan, wearing a white shirt, grey jacket and dark trousers, appeared in the dock at the court on Thursday and spoke to confirm his identity.
Julia Faure Walker, prosecuting, said: ‘The defendant, Graham Linehan, faces two charges, one harassment of Sophia Brooks between October 11 2024 and October 27 2024… the second charge is criminal damage of Ms Brooks’s mobile phone on October 19 2024.’
Watson hit the headlines two years ago after being sacked.
The 58-year-old sent former police officer Harry Miller more than 1,200 messages over an 18-month period, describing him as a Fascist and a bigot and labelled his campaign group Fair Cop ‘domestic terrorists’.
Ex-PC Watson targeted Mr Miller because his views about gender identity were ‘in direct contradiction to her own’ a police misconduct panel was told.