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Father Ted Writer Graham Linehan Faces Harassment Charges

4/27/2025

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Graham Linehan, the acclaimed Irish writer behind *Father Ted*, faces serious charges of harassment without violence and criminal damage. These allegations arise from a confrontation with a trans rights activist during the Battle of Ideas festival in London last October. Linehan is set to appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 12, as the situation unfolds.

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Graham Linehan, the acclaimed Irish writer behind *Father Ted*, faces serious charges of harassment without violence and criminal damage. These allegations arise from a confrontation with a trans rights activist during the Battle of Ideas festival in London last October. Linehan is set to appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on May 12, as the situation unfolds.