"A transgender activist feared she would fall victim to vigilante violence after being the subject of a string of vindictive online posts by comedian Graham Linehan, a court has heard. Sophia Brooks, 18, said she was worried she could be stabbed or beaten up after Linehan called her a domestic terrorist and sociopath on X. The 57-year-old Father Ted creator is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court."
"In a post to the Metropolitan Police X account on October 12, her wrote: I believe these three men all had knowledge of the recent homophobic attack on a meeting of gay, lesbian and bisexual people. Will they take seriously this example of domestic terrorism, in which I believe some silly children were doing the bidding of some very dangerous men."
"On October 13, Linehan posted online that the activist was behind countless episodes of harassment of women and gay men both online and off, adding he is a deeply disturbed sociopath and I believe he had some involvement in Friday's homophobic attack. Giving evidence, Ms Brooks said she was left feeling worried for her safety after Linehan posted a picture of her to his half a million followers."
Sophia Brooks, an 18-year-old transgender activist, said she feared vigilante violence after comedian Graham Linehan posted about her on X, calling her a domestic terrorist and sociopath. Linehan linked Brooks to a protest at an LGB Alliance conference on October 11 despite no evidence of her involvement in an incident where insects were released. Prosecutors say Linehan repeatedly posted about Brooks between October 11 and 27, including messages to the Metropolitan Police alleging knowledge of a homophobic attack. Linehan denies charges of harassing Brooks on social media and of criminal damage to her mobile phone valued at 369.
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